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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02777749
Adductor Canal Block Versus Periarticular Bupivicaine Injection in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Over 600,000 total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) are performed each year in the United States, with expectations for greater than 4 million/year by the year 2030. Since the onset of TKAs in the 1960's, there have been developments that have improved both functionality and patient satisfaction. In the last decade, a focus has been made on multimodal pain management protocols, more rapid functional recovery, reduced length of hospital stay, and minimizing side effects of treatment while maintaining function and durability. The widespread use of regional anesthesia has led to improvements in pain control, more rapid functional recovery, and reduced length of stay. In recent years many surgeons have transitioned from femoral nerve blocks (proximal femoral nerve) to adductor canal blocks (distal femoral nerve) to maintain a sensory block for pain control, while minimizing any motor blockade that is typically seen in proximal femoral nerve blocks, which would hamper rehabilitation, and increase risk of falls. In addition to regional blocks, which are typically performed in the preoperative setting, some surgeons favor an intraoperative periarticular anesthetic injection (PAI), typically with bupivacaine or the long acting form liposomal bupivacaine, either in conjunction with an adductor canal block, or independently. In theory, PAI has the advantage of a comparable sensory nerve block as an adductor canal block, without the disadvantages and risks, which include prolonged quadriceps weakness, fall risk, and neurologic dysfunction.
The purpose of this randomized control trial is to compare the efficacy of adductor canal blocks versus periarticular bupivacaine injections for pain management in total knee arthroplasty.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New York
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New York, New York, United States, 10032
- Columbia University Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing an unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty under the care of the two senior arthroplasty surgeons.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy to bupivicaine or liposomal bupivicaine.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Adductor Canal Block
15 cc's of 0.5% bupivacaine preoperatively administered by the regional pain anesthesia team in the pre-operative block area, just prior to surgery. Adductor Canal Block (ACB) |
15 cc's of 0.5% bupivacaine or 50 cc's of 0.25% short-acting bupivacaine (SB), intramuscular injection
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Periarticular SB
50 cc's of 0.25% bupivacaine will be injected intraoperatively, just prior to wound closure, by the performing surgeon.
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15 cc's of 0.5% bupivacaine or 50 cc's of 0.25% short-acting bupivacaine (SB), intramuscular injection
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: ACB + SB
15 cc's of 0.5% bupivacaine preoperatively administered by the regional pain anesthesia team in the pre-operative block area, just prior to surgery. 50 cc's of 0.25% bupivacaine will be injected intraoperatively, just prior to wound closure, by the performing surgeon. |
15 cc's of 0.5% bupivacaine or 50 cc's of 0.25% short-acting bupivacaine (SB), intramuscular injection
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in VAS Pain Scores
Time Frame: Day 0 through Day 3
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Post-operatively, visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores will be recorded two times/day from Post-Operative Day (POD) 0 through POD3.
VAS Scores range from 0 to 10, with 0 being "No Pain" and 10 being the "Worst Pain"
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Day 0 through Day 3
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Activity Level
Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 1
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Daily steps taken will be recorded.
The more steps taken daily the better.
Minimum is 0 steps, maximum is unlimited.
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Day 0 and Day 1
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Opioid Consumption
Time Frame: Day 0 through Day 3
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Total amount of opioid consumption post-operatively will be recorded.
The less opioids consumed (mg) postoperatively the better.
A morphine equivalence metric will be used for equianalgesic comparison.
Minimum is 0 mg, maximum is unlimited.
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Day 0 through Day 3
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Range of Knee Flexion
Time Frame: Postoperative day 21
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Range of knee flexion for active motion will be recorded at 3 week follow-up for all groups.
The greater range of motion the better, with a good outcome considered at least 115 degrees of motion.
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Postoperative day 21
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Length of Hospital Stay
Time Frame: Up to Day 5
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Total length of hospital stay from time of surgery through time of discharge will be recorded.
The shorter the length of stay (days) the better.
Range 0 days to 5 days.
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Up to Day 5
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Geller, MD, Columbia University
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Grevstad U, Mathiesen O, Valentiner LS, Jaeger P, Hilsted KL, Dahl JB. Effect of adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block on quadriceps strength, mobilization, and pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, blinded study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Jan-Feb;40(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000169.
- Cram P, Lu X, Kates SL, Singh JA, Li Y, Wolf BR. Total knee arthroplasty volume, utilization, and outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, 1991-2010. JAMA. 2012 Sep 26;308(12):1227-36. doi: 10.1001/2012.jama.11153.
- Berend ME, Berend KR, Lombardi AV Jr. Advances in pain management: game changers in knee arthroplasty. Bone Joint J. 2014 Nov;96-B(11 Supple A):7-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.96B11.34514.
- Paul JE, Arya A, Hurlburt L, Cheng J, Thabane L, Tidy A, Murthy Y. Femoral nerve block improves analgesia outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesthesiology. 2010 Nov;113(5):1144-62. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181f4b18.
- Wang C, Cai XZ, Yan SG. Comparison of Periarticular Multimodal Drug Injection and Femoral Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2015 Jul;30(7):1281-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.02.005. Epub 2015 Feb 20.
- Schroer WC, Diesfeld PG, LeMarr AR, Morton DJ, Reedy ME. Does Extended-Release Liposomal Bupivacaine Better Control Pain Than Bupivacaine After Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)? A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2015 Sep;30(9 Suppl):64-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.01.059. Epub 2015 Jun 3.
- Berry J. Audience response-practice norm/trends. 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. November 2012.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- AAAQ0850
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
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