Nerve block combo may tame inflammation after knee surgery
NCT ID NCT07367009
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding an extra nerve block to the usual pain block can reduce inflammation after total knee replacement. Researchers will measure inflammation markers in the blood of 60 adults. The goal is to see if this approach leads to less pain medicine use and better recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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
Patients aged 18 years and older, scheduled for elective unilateral total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia (SA), classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III, and who provided written informed consent after being informed one day before surgery on the ward, will be included.
- Ages
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18 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 elective unilateral total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia * Aged 18 years and older * Body mass index (BMI) \<40 kg/m² * ASA physical status I-III * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria:• Emergency surgery * Revision or bilateral surgery * General anesthesia or conversion to general anesthesia due to failed block * BMI ≥40 kg/m² * ASA physical status \>III * Local infection, hematoma, previous surgery, or deformity at the block site * Coagulopathy or history of hematologic, renal, or hepatic disease; advanced respiratory or cardiac failure; malignancy * Use of anticoagulant therapy * History of local anesthetic allergy or toxicity * Impaired cooperation, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, psychiatric or neurological disorders, or language/communication barriers * Chronic analgesic use, chronic alcohol consumption, or substance abuse * Refusal to participate in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, ataşehir, 34752, Turkey (Türkiye)
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