Effectiveness of Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block on Chronic Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Adductor canal block has become popular as effective mean for pain relief following knee surgery.This block has not been checked in chronic pain patients.The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of adductor canal block on chronic knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mensur Salihovic
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Clonidine; Levobupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Outpatients Had pain in knee at least 6 months before the study Knee osteoarthritis chronic pain was diagnosed based on medical history, knee X- ray and orthopedic examination.

A sufficient level of education to understand study procedures and be able to communicate with site personnel

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Exclusion Criteria:

• Any cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal conditions that would compromise participation, in the opinion of the investigator

• Severe neurologic conditions interfere with knee condition

• Narcotic dependent (opioid intake more than 3 months and more than 30 mg of daily oral morphine equivalents)

• Coexisting severe hematological disorder or with deranged coagulation parameters

• Psychiatric illnesses

• Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study

• Infection or malignancy at the site of block

• Any active systemic infection