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CompletedNCT05636449Updated Jun 18, 2023

Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block vs. Periarticular Injection for Total Knee Arthroplasty

An interventional study of Group Suprainguinal fascia iliaca block and Group Periarticular Infiltration in Analgesia, sponsored by Ataturk University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-18.

Sponsored by Ataturk University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Total knee replacement (total knee arthroplasty) is performed to resurface a knee damaged by arthritis and relieve pain in patients with severely damaged knee joints.

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with severe postoperative pain, and the management of postoperative pain continues to evolve with the advancement of surgical techniques and pharmacological treatments.

Femoral, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and obturator nerve block is provided with suprainguinal fascia iliaca plan block, which is used for postoperative analgesia, especially in hip surgeries. In this way, the investigators think it can be used as a part of multimodal analgesia in total knee arthroplasty surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Analgesia
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In context

Lead sponsor

Ataturk University is the lead sponsor of 442 studies on the registry; 121 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologist's physiologic state I-III patients
  • Total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • BMI>35
  • liver, kidney, and advanced heart failure,
  • routine use of analgesics and
  • having used analgesics in the last 24 hours,
  • having neuropathic pain,
  • refusal to participate in the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
70 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Group Suprainguinal fascia iliaca block

    Suprainguinal fascia iliaca block after the surgery

    Other: Group Suprainguinal fascia iliaca block

  • Active comparator
    Group Periarticular Infiltration Group

    A local anesthetic will be applied to the medial and lateral capsule, the medial and lateral meniscus margins, the deep part of the medial ligament, the medial and lateral synovial space, and the patellar ligament and quadriceps tendon.

    Other: Group Periarticular Infiltration

Interventions

  • OtherGroup Suprainguinal fascia iliaca block

    After the operation is completed, the fascia iliaca will be separated from the iliacus muscle. With ultrasound guidance, the local anesthetic injection will be made between the fascia and the muscle.

  • OtherGroup Periarticular Infiltration

    A total volume of 80 ml local anesthetic will be applied to the medial and lateral capsule, the medial and lateral meniscus margins, the deep part of the medial ligament, the medial and lateral synovial space, and the patellar ligament and quadriceps tendon.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Postoperative opioid consumption

    First 24 hours total fentanyl consumption with patient controlled analgesia

    Time frame: first 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Visual analog pain score

    Post operative pain will be evaluated with a Visual Analogue Scale (between 0-10; 0: no pain, 10:worst pain) score

    Time frame: first 48 hours

  2. timed up and go test (TUG)

    TUG- evaluation of the time in seconds for the patient to get up from the chair and walk 3 meters and return to the chair again

    Time frame: at 24th hour

  3. quadriceps muscle strength

    will be evaluated in a scale between 1-5 (1:lowest; 5:normal)

    Time frame: at 24th hour

  4. joint range of motion test (ROM)

    will be measured with goniometer( between 0-180 degrees)

    Time frame: at 24th hour

  5. Five Time Sit to Stand Test (FTSST)

    physical assistance of the patient getting up and sitting down 'as fast as possible' five times without

    Time frame: at 24th hour

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ali Ahiskalioglu
    Erzurum, 25100, Turkey
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References and documents

Publications

  • Suarez JC, Al-Mansoori AA, Kanwar S, Semien GA, Villa JM, McNamara CA, Patel PD. Effectiveness of Novel Adjuncts in Pain Management Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Jul;33(7S):S136-S141. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.02.088. Epub 2018 Mar 12. PubMed 29628196 ↗
  • Bravo D, Layera S, Aliste J, Jara A, Fernandez D, Barrientos C, Wulf R, Munoz G, Finlayson RJ, Tran Q. Lumbar plexus block versus suprainguinal fascia iliaca block for total hip arthroplasty: A single-blinded, randomized trial. J Clin Anesth. 2020 Nov;66:109907. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109907. Epub 2020 Jun 2. PubMed 32502775 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 18, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05636449
Lead sponsor
Ataturk University
Responsible party
Elif Oral Ahiskalioglu (Principal Investigator, Ataturk University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 5, 2022
Start date
Nov 25, 2022
Primary completion
May 15, 2023
Completion
May 30, 2023
Last update
Jun 18, 2023

Study contacts

Elif Oral Ahiskalioglu
study director · Ataturk University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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