Catheter Orifice Configuration (Six-hole Versus End-hole) on Post-operative Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title: Ultrasound-guided Continuous Femoral Nerve Block: The Influence of Catheter Orifice Configuration (Six-hole Versus End-hole) on Post-operative Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Trial.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Multiorifice catheters have been shown to provide superior analgesia and significantly reduce local anesthetic consumption compared with end-hole catheters in epidural studies. This prospective, blinded, randomized study tested the hypothesis that, in continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) under ultrasound guidance, multiorifice catheter would reduce local anesthetic consumption at 24h compared with end-hole catheter.

Clinical Trial Description

Eighty adult patients (aged ≥18 years) scheduled to undergo primary total knee arthroplasty under a combination of continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB), sciatic nerve block and general anesthesia were randomized to CFNB using either a 3-pair micro-hole (Contiplex, BRAUN®, 20G - 400 mm) or an end-hole (Silverstim VYGON®, 20G - 500 mm) catheter. Once the femoral catheter was sited, a bolus of 20 mL lidocaine 1% was injected. An electronic pump then delivered an automated 5 mL bolus of ropivacaine 0.2% hourly, with 10 mL self-administered patient controlled analgesia boluses. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain

• NCT number: NCT03376178
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University Hospital, Geneva
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2014
• Completion date: April 2015