The Effect of Popliteal Plexus Block on Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

September 28, 2017 updated by: Charlotte Runge, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg

The Effect of Popliteal Plexus Block on Postoperative Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

The study aims to investigate the effect of the Popliteal plexus block (PPB) on postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Cadaver dissection studies have shown a spread of dye to the popliteal fossa and colored the popliteal plexus by injecting in the distal part of the adductor Canal.

The popliteal plexus is formed by contribution from the tibial and the obturator nerves.

Investigators hypothesized that a PPB may reduce postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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17

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Silkeborg, Denmark, 8600
        • Silkeborg Regionalhospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty in spinal anesthesia
  • age > or = 18 years
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status I-III
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients unable to cooperate
  • Patients not able to speak Danish
  • Pregnancy
  • Contraindication towards ana Medical product used in the study
  • Preoperatively reduced sensation on the medial and lateral part of the lower leg
  • Patients with diabetic requiring Medical treatment
  • Preoperative daily intake of opioids

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Popliteal plexus block
Patients with an FTB, reporting postoperative pain (NRS > 3) will have a popliteal plexus block
Drug: Bupivacaine-epinephrine
Popliteal plexus block with 10 mL of bupivacaine-epinephrine 5 mg/mL + 5 microgram/mL.
No Intervention: No intervention
Patients with postoperative pain NRS < or = 3

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The percentage of patients with postoperative pain NRS
Time Frame: 0 - 60 minutes
Evaluated as the percentage of patients with postoperative pain NRS >3, dropping in pain score to NRS = or < 3 after the PPB
0 - 60 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of patients having a femoral triangle block(FTB) reporting NRS > 3
Time Frame: Pain scores every 15 minutes (from end injection FTB to NRS>3 or 3 hours after full sensation of the leg)
Percentage of patients having a FTB, reporting postoperative pain NRS >3
Pain scores every 15 minutes (from end injection FTB to NRS>3 or 3 hours after full sensation of the leg)
Onset time of PPB
Time Frame: NRS every 5 minutes after PPB (From 0 - 60 minutes after PPB)
Time from end of injection of PPB to NRS = or < 3
NRS every 5 minutes after PPB (From 0 - 60 minutes after PPB)
Turn off time of spinal anesthesia
Time Frame: Time from arrival in PACU and during maximum 6 hours
Time from arrival in PACU to normal cutaneous sensation (measured by a neuro-pen, sensation=point 2) on the lateral part of the thigh and lateral part of the lower leg
Time from arrival in PACU and during maximum 6 hours
Correlation between normal cutaneous sensation and developing of pain
Time Frame: From arrival in PACU and during maximum 6 hours
Correlation between normal cutaneous sensation (measured by a neuro-pen, sensation=point 2) and developing of pain (NRS>3)
From arrival in PACU and during maximum 6 hours
The effect of the PPB on cutaneous sensation
Time Frame: NRS every 5 minutes after PPB (From 0 - 60 minutes after PPB)
Tested on the lateral part of the lower leg
NRS every 5 minutes after PPB (From 0 - 60 minutes after PPB)
The effect of the PPB on muscle strength of the foot
Time Frame: Baseline and 1 hour after PPB
Dorsal flexion and plantar flexion in the ankle joint, measured with a handheld dynamometer
Baseline and 1 hour after PPB

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Regionshospitalet Silkeborg

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Charlotte Runge, MD, University of Aarhus

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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August 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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September 26, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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September 28, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 20, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 23, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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June 26, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 29, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 28, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2017-001644-35

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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