NCT02084368

Application of Combined Lumbar Plexus and Sciatic Nerve Block

Application of Combined Lumbar Plexus and Sciatic Nerve Block in Unilateral Knee Replacement

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The research is to study the effectiveness and safety of combined lumbar plexus and sciatic nerve block by the guide of peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS) in unilateral knee replacement.There have be some papers which supported that combined lumbar plexus and sciatic nerve block may be more suitable for the old men.

Conditions

• Anesthesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Nerve block	Patients in this group were assigned to receive lumbar plexus block and sciatic nerve block both using 0.33% ropivacaine 30ml guided by PNS
PROCEDURE	Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia	Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia were performed in patients of this group with 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine 8\~10mg at L2-3 or L3-4.
DRUG	Ropivacaine	Patients will be assigned to receive lumbar plexus block and sciatic nerve block both using 0.33% ropivacain 30ml guided by PNS.
DRUG	Bupivacaine	Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia will be performed in patients with 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine 8\~10mg.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-02-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2014-03-12
• Last updated: 2014-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China