Knee surgery anesthesia showdown: which is safer for your heart?
NCT ID NCT07423754
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two common anesthesia methods for knee arthroscopy: spinal anesthesia and a lumbar/sciatic nerve block. Researchers want to see how each affects heart electrical signals and inflammation levels. The trial involves 80 adults aged 18-65 undergoing elective knee surgery.
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 choose the safest anesthesia method for knee surgery patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It only looks at short-term effects.
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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.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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18 to 65 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: * 18-65 years patient * ASA I-II status Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under the age of 18, over the age of 65 * Those for whom regional anaesthesia is contraindicated * Those with known cardiac disease * Arrhythmia * Electrolyte imbalance, * Liver and/or kidney failure. * Those who do not wish to participate in the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Şanliurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Education and Research Hospital
Sanliurfa, Şanlıurfa, 63000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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