Trials / Recruiting
RecruitingNCT07158736
Genicular Nerve Block for Knee Pain in the ED
Ultrasound-Guided Genicular Nerve Block for Knee Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 34 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Patient with atraumatic knee pain without a large knee effusion on x-ray will be randomized to receive either a genicular nerve block (GNB) or standard of care in the emergency department.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Genicular nerve block with bupivacaine and corticosteroids | genicular nerve block with ideal body-weight dosing of bupivacaine 0.5% with 4 mg dexamethasone |
| OTHER | Standard of Care | This involves standard of care pain relief for patients who do not receive the genicular nerve block for knee pain, such as acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and opioids. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2025-08-06
- Primary completion
- 2026-08-01
- Completion
- 2026-09-01
- First posted
- 2025-09-08
- Last updated
- 2026-02-12
Locations
4 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07158736. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.