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Effect of Bupivacaine Liposomes or Bupivacaine for Femoral Triangle or Adductor Block on Analgesia After Total Knee Replacement

Effect of Bupivacaine Liposomes or Bupivacaine for Femoral Triangle or Adductor Block on Analgesia After Total Knee Replacement: a Prospective, Single-center, Simple Randomized, Active-controlled, Single-blind, 2x2 Factorial Design Clinical Study

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06653621
Enrollment
144
Registered
2024-10-22
Start date
2024-11-05
Completion date
2025-12-31
Last updated
2024-10-24

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Conditions

Knee Arthropathy, Knee Arthritis

Keywords

Knee Arthropathy, liposome bupivacaine, femoral nerve block, adductor canal block

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of bupivacaine liposomes on postoperative pain in TKA ( total knee replacement ) patients.The main questions answered are: 1. Is bupivacaine liposomes superior to bupivacaine in femoral triangle block or adductor block in terms of 72 hours opioid consumption after knee replacement 2. Which block method(Femoral triangle block or adductor block) combined with bupivacaine liposome was more effective in alleviating pain score and 72 hours opioid consumption after total knee surgery. investigators will investigate the effect of bupivacaine liposomes combined with bupivacaine and pure bupivacaine on pain after total knee arthroplasty using femoral triangle block or adductor block. Participants will: 1. Receive liposomal bupivacaine or bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for femoral triangle block or adductor block under ultrasound guidance. 2. Undergo total knee replacement surgery under spinal anesthesia. 3. Follow-up within 72 hours after surgery , opioid consumption, NRS score, PCA(Patient controlled analgesia,PCA) data, first postoperative remedial analgesia time, quadriceps muscle strength and complications were recorded

Detailed description

The patients received femoral triangle block plus iPACK(infiltration between popliteal artery and capsule of knee) block or adductor canal block plus iPACK block during induction . The local anesthetic formulation was bupivacaine (0.75% bupivacaine hydrochloride 10ml+ normal saline 20ml) or bupivacaine liposome (0.75% bupivacaine hydrochloride 10ml+ bupivacaine liposome 20ml(266mg)).

Interventions

Subjects receive liposomal bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for femoral triangle block or adductor block under ultrasound guidance.

PROCEDURENerve block mode : adductor block

Subjects receive liposomal bupivacaine or bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for adductor block under ultrasound guidance.

DRUGBupivacaine

Subjects receive bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for femoral triangle block or adductor block under ultrasound guidance.

PROCEDURENerve block mode: femoral triangle block

Subjects receive liposomal bupivacaine or bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for femoral triangle block under ultrasound guidance.

Sponsors

Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) . Given the distinct visual appearance of the liposomal bupivacaine (milky white) and bupivacaine (transparent), a double-blind study design is not feasible. Consequently, this study employs a single-blind approach where neither participants nor outcome assessors will be aware of treatment allocation. Healthcare providers administering the study drug will be aware of the treatment group assignment. Rigorous procedures will be implemented to minimize potential bias, including standardized outcome assessment tools, blinded data entry, and independent data analysis.

Intervention model description

This study utilizes a factorial interventional design, where participants undergoing total knee arthroplasty surgery will be allocated into four separate groups. Group one will receive liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for adductor block, the group two will receive bupivacaine for adductor block; the group three will receive liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for femoral nerve block ; Group four will receive bupivacaine as a regional anesthetic for femoral nerve block .Two types of interventions are involved, namely, choice of anesthesia mode (2 levels: adductor block, femoral triangle block) and anesthetic administration (2 levels: bupivacaine liposomes and bupivacaine mixture, bupivacaine).The study aims to compare the analgesic efficacy, duration of pain relief, opioid consumption, between the four groups .

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with ASAI-ⅲ 2. Receive a unilateral initial TKA 3. Age 18-80 years old -

Exclusion criteria

1. Bilateral TKA surgery 2. TKA revision surgery 3. Contraindications for nerve block and intraspinal anesthesia 4. Allergies to local anesthetics 5. Diabetic neuropathy 6. Patients who are unable to cooperate with the evaluation 7. Chronic use of opioid analgesics 8. BMI≥35kg/cm2 9. Cases of lumbar anesthesia failure requiring general anesthesia surgery 10. Cases of nerve block failure \-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Opioid consumption 72 hours after surgerythis outcome will be monitored and recorded within 72 hours postoperativelyThis primary outcome entails tracking and assessing the total opioid consumption by participants following total knee replacement surgery. The evaluation includes quantifying the amount of opioids prescribed and consumed by participants for pain management post-surgery. Opioid medications administered will be converted to morphine equivalents based on established conversion ratios. By analyzing overall opioid consumption, the study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the interventions in managing postoperative pain.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain intensityPain intensity will be measured at 8 time points: 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and 24 hours 36 hours, 48 hours, 60 hours, 72 hours post-surgeryPain intensity will be assessed using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), a 0-10 scale where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents the worst imaginable pain
Time to First Rescue Analgesic72 hours after surgeryTime to first rescue analgesic will be recorded as the interval from the end of the surgery to the administration of the first dose of rescue analgesic medication postoperatively.
Total opioid dosage and PCA timesTotal opioid dosage and PCA times were recorded at 8 time points: 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and 24 hours 36 hours, 48 hours, 60 hours, 72 hours post-surgeryThe evaluation includes quantifying the amount of opioids prescribed and consumed PCA times by participants for pain management post-surgery.
Quadriceps muscle strength24.48,72 hours after surgeryThe quadriceps muscle strength is measured with a hand-held dynamometer

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactLlingli deng, postgraduate
296890303@qq.com+86 18707159290

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026