Knee replacement patients: do your pain catheters stay put?
NCT ID NCT05961085
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study watches 100 knee replacement patients to see if a thin tube that delivers pain medicine near the thigh stays in the right place the day after surgery. Doctors will use ultrasound to check the tube's position and look for reasons it might move or stop working. The goal is to learn how often these tubes fail and why.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors place catheters better and reduce pain after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study, not a treatment test. It only looks at catheter position, not whether it improves pain or recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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.
Who is studied
All patients referred to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre scheduled for primary total knee arthroplasty
- Ages
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50 years and older
- 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: * Patients scheduled for Total Knee Arthroplasty * Older than 50 years Exclusion Criteria: * Body Mass Index greater than 40 * Chronic opioid consumption (greater than 30mg oral morphine equivalent daily) * Contraindication to Adductor Canal Catheter
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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