Assessment of Adductor Canal Blockade in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

Surgery of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Assessment of Sensory and Motor Blockade of the Adductor Canal Blockade Performed for Surgery of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02419261
• Other study ID #: Gauthier - Lecoq - Goffin
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 2, 2015
• Last updated: March 21, 2018
• Start date: October 2014
• Est. completion date: December 2018

Study information

• Verified date: March 2018
• Source: University Hospital of Liege
• Contact: Jean-Pierre H Lecoq, MD PhD
• Phone: 003243667180
• Email: jplecoq[@]chu.ulg.ac.be
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Assessment of sensory and motor blockade of adductor canal blockade performed for anterior cruciate ligament repair in comparison with femoral nerve blockade.

Description:

The adductor canal blockade is a reliable technique for analgesia after knee surgery. It is a safe technique, avoiding muscle weakness, and by this way limiting the risk of fall. Injection of local anaesthetics in the adductor canal does not block the sole saphenous nerve. Demonstration of a proximal spreading, around the branches of the femoral nerve have been made. The aim of this study is to assess a possible spreading from the adductor to the the popliteal fossa, where sciatic nerve and its branches are located. Pinprick test all around the knee and the leg, combined with motor assessment of the muscle of the leg and the ankle will be realised. This assessment was compared with femoral nerve blockade, classically used for analgesia after this kind of surgery (anterior cruciate ligament repair)

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: December 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients scheduled for anterior cruciate ligament repair

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to study,

• coagulation disorder,

• infection at the puncture site,

• preexisting neuropathy,

• allergy to local anesthetics,

• renal or hepatocellular insufficiency,

• context of chronic pain,

• drugs abuse,

• pregnant patient

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Surgery of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

Intervention

Drug:
• Analgesic nerve blockade (Ropivacaine)
Analgesic nerve blockade for Arthroscopic surgical repair of the anterior cruciate ligament

Procedure:
• Arthroscopic surgical repair of the anterior cruciate ligament

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	University of Liege, University Hospital	Liege

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital of Liege

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cold sensitivity assessment (cold, very cold, no sensation)	sensitivity description (cold, very cold, no sensation)	From 30 to 60 minutes after nerve blockade
Primary	Motor blockade assessment (dynamometer)	motor blockade evaluation with dynamometer	From 30 to 60 minutes after nerve blockade
Secondary	Postoperative pain assessment (visual analgesic scale)	Evaluation with visual analgesic scale	At 2, 4, 6 postoperative hours