Study to Evaluate ACB Versus FNB Early Postoperative Period Functional Outcomes After TKA

NCT02218814 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 10231969
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 106
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients undergoing a Total Knee Arthroplasty who receive a single shot Adductor Canal nerve block and local infiltration will have improved functional outcomes compared to individuals who receive a femoral nerve block and local infiltration during the first 24 hours post surgery.

Conditions

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Nerve Block

Keywords

Femoral Nerve Block; Adductor Canal Nerve Block

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quadriceps muscle strength (MVIC) difference between the ACB and FNB after total knee arthroplasty.

  Maximum Voluntary Isovolumetric Contraction (MVIC) measured in Newtons of the quadriceps muscle normalized to body mass index (N•m/kg). The 6 hours post procedure percent of baseline is considered the primary clinical success criterion variable of this study.

  Baseline, 6, 24, 48 hours and at 6 month after nerve block performance

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Knee range of motion

  Baseline, 6, 24 48 hours and 6 month after the nerve block performance

• Time Up and Go

  Baseline, 24, 48 hours and 6 month after the nerve block performance

• 6 Minute Walk Test

  Baseline and at 6 month after the surgery

Study Arms (2)

Adductor Canal Block:

EXPERIMENTAL

Adductor Canal Nerve Block: The patient is placed in a supine position with the extremity to be blocked slightly externally rotated. On the medial thigh, at the midpoint between the inguinal crease and the medial condyle, 13-6-MHz linear ultrasound transducer (SonoSite HFL38x; Washington, US) is placed in a transverse orientation to visualize the femoral artery in short axis deep to the sartorius muscle. Sterile field and patient sedation achieved. A 21-gauge,100 mm, short-bevel needle (Stimuplex; B Braun) is inserted under ultrasound guidance in in-plane technique to position the needle tip anterolateral to the artery and just deep to the posterior fascia of the sartorius muscle. Once in position, 30 mL of Bupivacaine (100 mg) is deposited adjacent to the femoral artery and deep to the Sartorius muscle, using intermittent aspiration. After completion of the procedure, a sterile dressing is placed over the needle insertion site.

Procedure: Adductor Canal Block, Bupivacaine

Femoral Nerve Block

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Femoral Nerve Block. The procedure is conducted with the patient in a supine position with a 13-6 MHz linear ultrasound transducer (SonoSite HFL38x; Washington, US) applied to the skin at the level of the inguinal crease. The femoral artery, fascia iliac, and femoral nerve are visualized. Sterile field and patient sedation achieved. A 22-gauge, 50-mm, short-bevel stimulating needle (Stimuplex; B Braun, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) connected to twitch monitor B/Braun Stimuplex DIG RC is inserted under ultrasound guidance using an in-plane technique from lateral to medial until a quadriceps motor response is elicited at a current between 0.5 and 0.2 mA with a pulse width of 0.1millisecond from a twitch monitor . After negative aspiration, 30 mL of Bupivacaine (100 mg) is deposited adjacent to the femoral nerve and deep to the fascia iliac, with intermittent aspiration. After completion of the procedure, a sterile dressing is placed over the needle insertion site.

Procedure: Femoral Nerve Block, Bupivacaine

Interventions

Adductor Canal Block, Bupivacaine PROCEDURE

Adductor Canal Nerve Block: Under US guidance and sterile technique 30 mL (100 mg) of Bupivacaine is deposited adjacent to the femoral artery and deep to the Sartorius muscle, using intermittent aspiration. Femoral Nerve Block: Under US guidance, using a twitch monitor and sterile technique, 30 ml of PF Normal Saline is deposited adjacent to the femoral artery at the level of inguinal crease.

Also known as: ACB, Bupivacaine, FNB, Preservative Free Normal Saline

Adductor Canal Block:

Femoral Nerve Block, Bupivacaine PROCEDURE

Femoral Nerve Block: Under US guidance, using a twitch monitor and sterile technique, 30 ml (100 mg) of Bupivacaine is deposited adjacent to the femoral artery at the level of inguinal crease. Adductor Canal Nerve Block: Under US guidance and sterile technique 30 mL of PF Normal Saline is deposited adjacent to the femoral artery and deep to the Sartorius muscle, using intermittent aspiration.

Also known as: FNB, Bupivacaine, ACB, Preservative Free Normal Saline

Femoral Nerve Block

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Subject is 40-80 years of age and skeletally mature
• Subject BMI is \< 40
• Subject has been selected by the surgeon for TKA.
• Subject is taking less than 30 mg of Morphine per day.
• Subject is willing and able to sign a written consent form
• The subject has the mental capacity and the willingness to comply with the specified follow-up evaluations, and can be contacted by telephone by the site personnel.
• The subject is not pregnant, does not intend to become pregnant and has a significant other mirroring her intentions.

You may not qualify if:

• Subject is not neurologically intact (sensory, motor, and reflex deficit)
• Subject has pain in the limb scheduled for surgery that is out of proportion of expected pain usual for this pathology
• Subject scheduled for simultaneous bilateral knee replacement
• Subject has a history of any invasive malignancy (except non-melanoma skin cancer), unless treated with curative intent and with no clinical signs or symptoms of the malignancy for 5 years
• Subject with prior reconstructive knee surgery on the operated limb
• Subject with primary bone tumor in the knee area
• Subject anticipates having a lower extremity surgery other than the investigational surgery during the course of the study
• Subject has a history of substance abuse
• Subject is currently involved in another study or have received investigational product or treatment within the last 30 days
• Subject is pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant during the study period
• Subject is accepting workers' compensation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• George Macrinici: lead
• Associated Anesthesiologists of Joliet: collaborator
• Statking Consulting, Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center

Joliet, Illinois, 60435, United States

Location

Related Publications (14)

• Jaeger P, Zaric D, Fomsgaard JS, Hilsted KL, Bjerregaard J, Gyrn J, Mathiesen O, Larsen TK, Dahl JB. Adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;38(6):526-32. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000015.

  PMID: 24121608 BACKGROUND

• Kim DH, Lin Y, Goytizolo EA, Kahn RL, Maalouf DB, Manohar A, Patt ML, Goon AK, Lee YY, Ma Y, Yadeau JT. Adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Anesthesiology. 2014 Mar;120(3):540-50. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000119.

  PMID: 24401769 BACKGROUND

• Kwofie MK, Shastri UD, Gadsden JC, Sinha SK, Abrams JH, Xu D, Salviz EA. The effects of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block on quadriceps strength and fall risk: a blinded, randomized trial of volunteers. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013 Jul-Aug;38(4):321-5. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318295df80.

  PMID: 23788068 BACKGROUND

• Chaumeron A, Audy D, Drolet P, Lavigne M, Vendittoli PA. Periarticular injection in knee arthroplasty improves quadriceps function. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jul;471(7):2284-95. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2928-4. Epub 2013 Mar 21.

  PMID: 23516031 BACKGROUND

• Wasserstein D, Farlinger C, Brull R, Mahomed N, Gandhi R. Advanced age, obesity and continuous femoral nerve blockade are independent risk factors for inpatient falls after primary total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2013 Aug;28(7):1121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.018. Epub 2012 Dec 21.

  PMID: 23265274 BACKGROUND

• Jaeger P, Nielsen ZJ, Henningsen MH, Hilsted KL, Mathiesen O, Dahl JB. Adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block and quadriceps strength: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study in healthy volunteers. Anesthesiology. 2013 Feb;118(2):409-15. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318279fa0b.

  PMID: 23241723 BACKGROUND

• Andersen HL, Gyrn J, Moller L, Christensen B, Zaric D. Continuous saphenous nerve block as supplement to single-dose local infiltration analgesia for postoperative pain management after total knee arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;38(2):106-11. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31827900a9.

  PMID: 23222363 BACKGROUND

• Jaeger P, Grevstad U, Henningsen MH, Gottschau B, Mathiesen O, Dahl JB. Effect of adductor-canal-blockade on established, severe post-operative pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomised study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012 Sep;56(8):1013-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02737.x. Epub 2012 Jul 26.

  PMID: 22834681 BACKGROUND

• Jenstrup MT, Jaeger P, Lund J, Fomsgaard JS, Bache S, Mathiesen O, Larsen TK, Dahl JB. Effects of adductor-canal-blockade on pain and ambulation after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012 Mar;56(3):357-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02621.x. Epub 2012 Jan 4.

  PMID: 22221014 BACKGROUND

• Andersen LO, Gaarn-Larsen L, Kristensen BB, Husted H, Otte KS, Kehlet H. Analgesic efficacy of local anaesthetic wound administration in knee arthroplasty: volume vs concentration. Anaesthesia. 2010 Oct;65(10):984-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06452.x.

  PMID: 20649528 BACKGROUND

• Andersen LO, Husted H, Kristensen BB, Otte KS, Gaarn-Larsen L, Kehlet H. Analgesic efficacy of subcutaneous local anaesthetic wound infiltration in bilateral knee arthroplasty: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2010 May;54(5):543-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02196.x. Epub 2010 Jan 6.

  PMID: 20055763 BACKGROUND

• Sharma S, Iorio R, Specht LM, Davies-Lepie S, Healy WL. Complications of femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Jan;468(1):135-40. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-1025-1. Epub 2009 Aug 13.

  PMID: 19680735 BACKGROUND

• Vendittoli PA, Makinen P, Drolet P, Lavigne M, Fallaha M, Guertin MC, Varin F. A multimodal analgesia protocol for total knee arthroplasty. A randomized, controlled study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Feb;88(2):282-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00173.

  PMID: 16452738 BACKGROUND

• Macrinici GI, Murphy C, Christman L, Drescher M, Hughes B, Macrinici V, Diab G. Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Study to Evaluate Single-Injection Adductor Canal Nerve Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block: Postoperative Functional Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Jan/Feb;42(1):10-16. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000507.

  PMID: 27811526 DERIVED

Related Links

• Bupivacaine

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Bupivacaine

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Anilides; Amides; Organic Chemicals; Aniline Compounds; Amines

Study Officials

• George I Macrinici, MD

  Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 1, 2014
• First Posted: August 18, 2014
• Study Start: August 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2015
• Study Completion: January 1, 2016
• Last Updated: February 2, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01

Locations

US (1)