Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03353233
Evaluation of Utility of Ultrasound Guided iPACK Block for Knee Extension After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Duke University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn if using an Interspace between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) injection technique (also called a "nerve block") that numbs the nerves going to the back part of the knee to aid in physical therapy after surgery. The iPACK technique uses a numbing solution (local anesthetics) that is injected behind the knee to reduce pain and to help straighten the knee. This block may affect movement in the leg and make the legs weak, but thing is rare. A few institutions use the iPACK block for patients having total knee replacements, with the hope of providing good pain relief combined with improved mobility after surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Ropivacaine | Local anesthetic (numbing drug) |
| PROCEDURE | Interspace Between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) Block | An ultrasound guided nerve block using a numbing medication called ropivacaine that numbs the nerves to the back of the knee. |
| DRUG | Saline | An ultrasound guided nerve block using a medication that does NOT numb the nerve called saline, or salt water. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-05-03
- Primary completion
- 2021-01-22
- Completion
- 2021-01-23
- First posted
- 2017-11-27
- Last updated
- 2021-12-21
- Results posted
- 2021-12-21
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Regulatory
- FDA-regulated drug study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03353233. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.