Continuous Local Anesthesia Versus Continuous Femoral Nerve Bloc After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Impact on Mean Discharge Aptitude Delay (GLASGOW)

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 4

Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty

Treatments: Drug: Ropivacaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02006355

5560

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims at comparing continuous local anesthesia and femoral nerve bloc for total knee arthroplasty in terms of post-operative recovery.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Total knee arthroplasty
• Age > 18 years with social security covering.
• Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years
• ASA Physical Status > III
• Body weight < 50 kg
• Latex or silver allergy.
• Loco-regional anesthesia contraindication
• Chronic anticoagulant, corticoid or pain treatment.
• Rivaroxaban or enoxaparin contraindication
• Communication issues
• Patient under guardianship
• Pregnant or breast-feeding patient

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Continuous femoral nerve bloc

Active Comparator group

Description:

Continuous femoral nerve bloc

Treatment:

Drug: Ropivacaine

Continuous local anesthesia

Experimental group

Description:

Continuous local infiltration of local anesthetic in the operated knee.

Treatment:

Drug: Ropivacaine