Knee pain study pulled before it even started
NCT ID NCT06701175
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study was designed to see if a nerve block and numbing medicine at the surgical site could reduce pain after knee arthroscopy. It planned to measure pain scores, opioid use, and sleep quality. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nerve block and portal anesthesia
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * skeletally mature patients with indications for knee arthroscopy Exclusion Criteria: * include patients with previous knee surgery on the operative side * opioid use within six weeks before surgery that is deemed to be chronic or excessive * gabapentin use within six weeks before surgery * diagnosis of chronic pain, fibromyalgia, or other somatosensory disorder(s) * history of radicular pain or neuropathy in the operative limb * patients with cancer
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