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Postoperative Analgesic Benefit of iPACK Block in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

Postoperative Analgesic Benefit of iPACK Block in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery, the LIGA-PACK Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05136352
Acronym
Liga-PACK
Enrollment
90
Registered
2021-11-29
Start date
2021-12-13
Completion date
2023-12-31
Last updated
2026-03-06

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Keywords

loco-regional anesthesia, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, multimodal analgesia, motor sparing, iPACK block

Brief summary

This randomised clinical trial evaluates the analgesia provided by an iPack block associated with an adductor canal block in patients who undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery, compared to an adductor canal block alone. The objective is to prove the superiority of this locoregional anesthesia in terms of analgesia and functional rehabilitation.

Detailed description

The ideal loco-regional anesthesia for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction ensuring a satisfying analgesia without compromising an early rehabilitation is still undetermined. Femoral nerve block has been incriminated in a delayed postoperative mobilization whereas the adductor canal block gives an equivalent analgesia for a better preservation of the quadricipital muscular strength. The iPACK block (infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the posterior knee) is a recently described technique. Few studies have assessed the iPACK block in ACL reconstruction, and none were randomized. This randomized single blind clinical trial compares two groups of 45 patients who undergo ACL reconstruction surgery under general anaesthetic : one receives an iPACK block associated with an adductor canal block, and the other only has an adductor canal block. Pain scores and opioid consumption are collected after surgery in the recovery room, then by telephone interview at 24 and 48 hours post-surgery. Functional rehabilitation is evaluated by scales (KOOS, LYSHOLM and iKDC) at 3, 6 and 9 months after surgery. Adverse effects, due to anesthesia or opioids, are collected from 30 min after loco-regional anesthesia until the second phone call at 48h post-surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDUREadductor canal block

loco-regional anesthesia using adductor canal block

PROCEDUREiPACK block

loco-regional anesthesia using infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the posterior knee

Sponsors

University Hospital, Toulouse
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years * ACL repair surgery under general anesthesia * Person affiliated or beneficiary of a social security plan * Free, informed and written consent

Exclusion criteria

* Age \< 18 years * Contraindication to ALR (allergy to local anesthetics, local infection of the puncture site, coagulopathy) * Pre-existing opiate dependence * Contraindication to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs * Pregnant or potentially pregnant women * Patients under the protection of adults (guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice) * Patients whose cognitive state does not allow evaluation by the scales used

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cumulative opioid consumption at 48 hours after surgeryHours 48Cumulative opioid consumption in the first 48 hours after anterior cruciate ligament repair surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cumulative opioid consumption at 2 hours after surgeryHours 2Cumulative opioid consumption in the recovery room after anterior cruciate ligament repair surgery
Cumulative opioid consumption at 24 hours after surgeryHours 24Cumulative opioid consumption in the first 24 hours after anterior cruciate ligament repair surgery
Cumulative opioid consumption at 3 monthsmonth 3total opioid consumption at 3 months after anterior cruciate ligament repair surgery
Maximum pain score in the recovery roomhours 2Maximum pain score evaluated by the numerical pain scale from 0 to 10 (0 lowest pain score / 10 highest pain score)
Maximum pain score at 24 hours after surgeryhours 24Maximum pain score evaluated by the numerical pain scale from 0 to 10 (0 lowest pain score / 10 highest pain score)
Maximum pain score at 48 hours after surgeryhours 48Maximum pain score evaluated by the numerical pain scale from 0 to 10 (0 lowest pain score / 10 highest pain score)

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFabrice FERRE, MD

University Hospital, Toulouse

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026