CompletedNot Applicable

Perineural Dexamethasone in the Adductor Canal Block

Tunisia66 participantsStarted 2023-12-15

Plain-language summary

Postoperative pain management in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery is a real challenge for the anesthesiologist. Effective pain control must be provided while preserving the mobility to ensure early rehabilitation. The adductor canal block is an effective way to induce sensory block without motor block. However, the major disadvantage of this block is the duration of sensory block which may be insufficient for postoperative pain management in TKA surgery. Many studies have focused on finding molecules that can prolong sensory block without the need for a perineural catheter and dexamethasone is among the most studied molecules(1, 2). Hence, our study aims to evaluate the added value of perineural dexamethasone in the adductor canal block in TKA surgery. \[

Who can participate

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for unilateral TKA * Surgery under spinal anesthesia * ASA class I, II, and III patients Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to participate in the study * Contraindication to regional anesthesia * Allergies to the products used * Bilateral TKA * Revision TKA * TKA in the context of inflammatory or post-traumatic disease * BMI \> 45 * Poorly controlled diabetic patients with HbA1c \> 8% * Patients on corticosteroid therapy or who have received an intra-articular injection of corticosteroids

What they're measuring

morphine consumption

Timeframe: 48 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06079047

SponsorOlfa kaabachi, MD

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-31

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