A Comparative Study between Femoral Nerve Block and Saphenous Nerve Block in Enhanced Recovery after Knee Replacement Surgery under Spinal Anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202109797374925

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-23

Start date

2019-08-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Group F

Group S

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to II of both genders aged 21-75 years scheduled for elective knee replacement surgeries under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with clinically significant coagulopathy Infection at the injection site Allergy to local anesthetics Polytrauma patients having lower limb fractures Patients with pre-existing myopathy or neuropathy on the operating limb Patients with significant cognitive dysfunction Chronic analgesic abuser patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to compare the quadriceps muscle power between the two groups, by asking the patient to raise his leg while fixation of the thigh by the examiner and also by a Timed Up-and-Go test (TUG test) during 24 hours postoperative.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative analgesic efficacy in terms of pain scores using Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) ;total Nalbuphine consumption, as a rescue analgesic drug	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAya Elghandour

Assistant lecturer of anesthesia at Ain Shams university hospitals

ayael4andour@gmail.com00201060375714

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026