Periarticular Injection Versus Fascia Iliaca Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Baskent University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty

Treatments: Procedure: fascia iliaca block; Procedure: periarticular injection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02047331

KA12/269

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, the aim is to compare the efficacy of Periarticular multimodal drug injection(group PI) and Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block ( group FI)for total knee arthroplasty.

Full description

Total knee arthroplasty is very painful surgical intervention.Patients were assigned to 2 groups to receive either periarticular multimodal drug injection or fascia iliaca compartment block for postoperative pain.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergoing knee arthroplasty
• > 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• obesity
• heart failure
• kidney failure
• liver failure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

group PI

Active Comparator group

Description:

group PI were performed periarticular drug injection during surgery.

Treatment:

Procedure: periarticular injection

group FI

Active Comparator group

Description:

group FI were performed fascia iliaca block before surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: fascia iliaca block