The Efficacy Of Ultrasound-Guided Adductor Canal Block for Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Knee Arthropathy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Adductor Canal Block Timing for Postoperative Analgesia Management After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04010916
• Other study ID #: Medipol MH
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: May 20, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: Medipol University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The ultrasound-guided selective blockade of the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal provides effective analgesia and reduces postoperative pain in patients undergoing arthroscopic medial meniscectomy. Selective blockade of the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal provides effective analgesia without quadriceps muscle weakness. It has been shown that usage of tourniquet during performing the adductor canal block (ACB) block increases the spread of local anesthetics in a distal and proximal way. Therefore, the proximal spread of local anesthetics may cause possible quadriceps weakness. The distal spread of local anesthetics may increase analgesic effect via sciatic nerve. The timing of the tourniquet inflation for ACB is a topic of discussion.The aim of this study is to compare the different times of US-guided ACB performing for postoperative analgesia management after arthroscopic knee surgery.

Description:

Knee arthroscopy is one of the most common orthopedic procedures. Knee arthroscopy is commonly used for the repairement of meniscus tears, debridement and reshaping of cartilage flaps, and ligament reconstruction. Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure, however patients may complain severe pain due to the port-site incisions and the ligaments in the knee joint. Opioid agents are commonly used for analgesia management. However, opioids have adverse effects such as nausea, vomiting, sedation and respiratory depression. Peripheral nerve blocks such as femoral block, adductor canal block (ACB) may be performed to reduce opioid consumption and opioid-related side effects.

Selective blockadge of the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal for knee surgery provides effective analgesia without quadriceps muscle weakness. This is an important advantage of ACB since it there is no motor blockadge in the postoperative period. Blocking of the motor branches leads to delaying of the mobilization and it increases the patient's falling risk. ACB, targets the saphenous nerve and the vastus medialis branch which are the two largest sensorial nerves of the femoral nerve that innervates the knee. ACB blocks the articular branches of the obturator nerve at the same time. Since the ACB is performed at the distal site of thigh it does not target majority of the efferent branches of the quadriceps muscle, therefore the strength of this muscle may not be affected.

ACB is an effective and safely block. It has been shown that usage of the tourniquet during performing the ACB block increases the spread of local anesthetics in a distal and proximal way. There are two questions in this issue. Firstly, the proximal spread of local anesthetics may cause possible quadriceps weakness. Secondly the distal spread of local anesthetics may increase analgesic effect via sciatic nerve blockade. In the routine surgical procedure, at the beginning of the surgery a tourniquet is attached to the thigh and inflated following the induction of anesthesia. Then at the end of the procedure the tourniquet is deinflated and the patient is extubated. ACB may be performed preoperatively or postoperatively. It may be performed before or after the inflation of the tourniquet.

The aim of this study is to compare the different performing times of US-guided ACB for postoperative analgesia management after arthroscopic knee surgery. The primary aim is to compare postoperative opioid consumption and the secondary aim is to evaluate postoperative pain scores (VAS), and adverse effects related with opioids (allergic reaction, nausea, vomiting).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: May 20, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: May 20, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II

• Scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bleeding diathesis

• Receiving anticoagulant treatment

• Known local anesthetics and opioid allergy

• Infection of the skin at the site of the needle puncture

• Pregnancy or lactation

• Patients who do not accept the procedure

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Joint Diseases
• Knee Arthropathy

Intervention

Other:
• Group Preoperatively Adductor Canal Block
The ACB will be performed preoperatively before inflation of the tourniquet. After identifing the adductor canal, by using the in-plane technique, the probe will be placed at the mid-thigh, half the distance between the inguinal crease and the patella, for block location. The superficial femoral artery will be visualized dorsal to the sartorius muscle. Then, the probe will be remowed to distally. At this level, the hyperechoic view of the saphenous nerve will be visualized lateral and anterior to the artery in the subsartorial region. 5 mL of saline will be injected to confirm the proper injection site, and then a dose of 0.25% bupivacaine 30 mL will be injected here.
• Group Preoperatively Tourniquet Adductor Canal Block
The ACB will be performed preoperatively after inflation of the tourniquet. After identifing the adductor canal, by using the in-plane technique, the probe will be placed at the mid-thigh, half the distance between the inguinal crease and the patella, for block location. The superficial femoral artery will be visualized dorsal to the sartorius muscle. Then, the probe will be remowed to distally. At this level, the hyperechoic view of the saphenous nerve will be visualized lateral and anterior to the artery in the subsartorial region. 5 mL of saline will be injected to confirm the proper injection site, and then a dose of 0.25% bupivacaine 30 mL will be injected here.
• Group Postoperatively Adductor Canal Block
The ACB will be performed postoperatively. After identifing the adductor canal, by using the in-plane technique, the probe will be placed at the mid-thigh, half the distance between the inguinal crease and the patella, for block location. The superficial femoral artery will be visualized dorsal to the sartorius muscle. Then, the probe will be remowed to distally. At this level, the hyperechoic view of the saphenous nerve will be visualized lateral and anterior to the artery in the subsartorial region. 5 mL of saline will be injected to confirm the proper injection site, and then a dose of 0.25% bupivacaine 30 mL will be injected here.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul Medipol University Hospital	Istanbul	Bagcilar

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medipol University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

Hanson NA, Derby RE, Auyong DB, Salinas FV, Delucca C, Nagy R, Yu Z, Slee AE. Ultrasound-guided adductor canal block for arthroscopic medial meniscectomy: a randomized, double-blind trial. Can J Anaesth. 2013 Sep;60(9):874-80. doi: 10.1007/s12630-013-9992-9. Epub 2013 Jul 3. — View Citation

Jæger P, Jenstrup MT, Lund J, Siersma V, Brøndum V, Hilsted KL, Dahl JB. Optimal volume of local anaesthetic for adductor canal block: using the continual reassessment method to estimate ED95. Br J Anaesth. 2015 Dec;115(6):920-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev362. — View Citation

Kejriwal R, Cooper J, Legg A, Stanley J, Rosenfeldt MP, Walsh SJ. Efficacy of the Adductor Canal Approach to Saphenous Nerve Block for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Oct 10;6(10):2325967118800948. doi: 10.1177/2325967118800948. eCollection 2018 Oct. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Opioid consumption	Fentanyl using	Postoperative 24 hours
Secondary	Postoperative pain scores	Postoperative pain assessment will be performed using the VAS score (0 = no pain, 10 = the most severe pain felt). The VAS scores at rest and during cough will be recorded at postoperative 0, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours.	Postoperative 24 hours period