Infrapatellar Nerve Block for Post-operative Knee Arthroscopy Pain Control

Northwestern University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Internal Derangement of Knee

Treatments: Drug: Normal Saline; Drug: 0.25% Bupivacaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01279447

STU00026632

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve blocks are effective in decreasing analgesic use, promoting earlier mobility, and improving long term outcome scores after knee arthroscopy.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve blocks are effective in decreasing analgesic use, promoting earlier mobility, and improving long term outcome scores after knee arthroscopy. Randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled, study.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• planned knee arthroscopy with soft tissue intervention
• age 18+
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• contraindications to nerve block: eg neuropathy, type 1 diabetes, coagulopathy
• knee arthroscopy with planned bony intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Placebo

Sham Comparator group

Description:

A sham infrapatellar block performed under US guidance with normal saline

Treatment:

Drug: Normal Saline

Infrapatellar nerve block

Experimental group

Description:

An infrapatellar nerve block performed under US guidance with 0.25% bupivacaine

Treatment:

Drug: 0.25% Bupivacaine