NCT03680716

Combined Saphenous Nerve and IPACK Blocks Versus Infiltration Analgesia After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Analgesic Efficacy of a Combined Saphenous Nerve Block and IPACK Block Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: a Randomized Controlled Double-blinded Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A lot of patient have posterior knee pain after ACL reconstruction despite saphenous nerve block. Recently a new block has been described, know as IPACK block (interspace between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the posterior knee). The objective of this randomized controlled double-blinded trial is to assess whether a combined saphenous nerve block with IPACK block is more effective for the postoperative pain than a local infiltration analgesia.

Detailed description

The saphenous nerve and the iPACK will be performed after general anaesthesia induction and before the surgery under ultrasound-guidance. The local infiltration analgesia will be performed by the surgeon during the surgery.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ropivacaine injection	Saphenous nerve block with 20ml of ropivacaine 0.5% and IPACK block with 30ml of ropivacaine 0.2% (total dose of 160 mg).
DRUG	Ropivacaine injection	Periarticular infiltration of 80 ml ropivacaine 0.2% (total dose of 160mg).

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-01
• Primary completion: 2020-10-01
• Completion: 2020-10-01
• First posted: 2018-09-21
• Last updated: 2021-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland