NCT07526831

Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Adductor Canal Block and Combined Adductor Canal Block Plus IPACK Block in Knee Surgery

Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Adductor Canal Block Versus Adductor Canal Block Combined With Local Anesthetic Infiltration Between the Popliteal Artery and the Capsule of the Knee (IPACK) in Patients Undergoing Knee Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of Adductor Canal Block and combined Adductor Canal plus IPACK block in reducing postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in patients undergoing knee surgery.

Detailed description

In total knee arthroplasty, ultrasound-guided Adductor canal block or Adductor Canal block combined with local anesthetic infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the knee (IPACK) will provide adequate postoperative analgesia.

Conditions

• Knee Arthroplasty, Total

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Adductor Canal Block Group (Group I)	All patients in Group I will receive a preoperative adductor canal block. In all groups, an intravenous patient-controlled analgesia device containing morphine will be administered for postoperative pain management.
PROCEDURE	Adductor Canal + iPACK Block Group (Group II)"	All patients in Group II will receive a preoperative adductor canal block combined with an iPACK block. Postoperatively, all patients in both groups will be provided with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia containing morphine for pain management.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-15
• Primary completion: 2028-04-15
• Completion: 2028-05-01
• First posted: 2026-04-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-13

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)