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Analgesic Effectiveness of PENG Block in Programmed Hip Arthroplasty Surgery (THAPeng)

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Toulouse University Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Treatments

Procedure: ultrasound-guided PENG bloc realized before surgery

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04650100
RC31/20/0227
2020-A01887-32 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The intra- and peri-articular infiltration of local anaesthetics realized at the end of total hip arthroplasty surgeries is an effective analgesic technique, but it can be insufficient to manage the possibly intense postoperative pain. Regional anaesthesia (RA) like the recently described pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block could provide additional analgesic benefit in this setting.

Investigators main objective is to demonstrate the analgesic benefits (postoperative pain score and morphine consumption) of the PENG block when added to intra- and peri-articular infiltration of local anaesthetic following total hip arthroplasty. Investigators make the assumption that i) the PENG bloc could reduce the postoperative 24 first hours morphine consumption by 30%, ii) the PENG block could spare the motor function of the quadriceps and adductor muscles, and iii) the PENG bloc could be well tolerated allowing a high level of patient satisfaction.

Full description

A recent study has revealed a region of pericapsular terminal branches of the femoral nerve and the obturator nerve accessible to ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia. This technique, also called the PENG block, has recently been described with a substantial benefit on pain at rest and induced by mobilization in cases series of patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. To investigators knowledge, no randomized data concerning the analgesic efficacy of the PENG block has been published in the setting of elective total hip arthroplasty.

The PENG block would allow a significant analgesic contribution when added to intra- and peri-articular infiltration of local anaesthetics while being well tolerated with few undesirable effects. Moreover, the PENG block could spare the motor function of the quadriceps and adductor muscles allowing enhanced recovery after surgery

Enrollment

64 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Scheduled for total hip arthroplasty surgery under general anaesthesia
  • Affiliated of a social security scheme
  • Having signed the written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Total hip arthroplasty revision surgery
  • Refusal of the patient to participate
  • Existence of major spontaneous or acquired haemostasis disorders
  • Infection at the puncture site
  • Allergy to local anaesthetics
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Patients under the protection of adults (guardianship, curatorship or protection of justice)
  • Patients whose cognitive state does not allow assessment by the scales used.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

64 participants in 2 patient groups

PENG group
Experimental group
Description:
For the PENG group, the ultrasound-guided PENG block (20 ml of Ropivacaine 4.75 mg/ml) is performed before the surgery.
Treatment:
Procedure: ultrasound-guided PENG bloc realized before surgery
Control group
No Intervention group
Description:
No additional intervention, only standard care

Trial contacts and locations

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