Knee replacement pain study seeks best relief combo
NCT ID NCT04513145
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding a nerve block (adductor canal block) to a standard pain injection around the knee provides extra pain relief for people having total knee replacement. About 93 adults with osteoarthritis participated. The goal was to find the best way to manage pain right after surgery and during recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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93 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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30 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1\. Patients age 30-85undergoing first-time primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis and remaining hospitalized for at least one night Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients undergoing revision total knee arthroplasty 2. Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty 3. Workers compensation patients 4. Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for post-traumatic arthritis 5. Patients with inflammatory arthritis 6. Patients with any previous surgery on the operative knee which involved an arthrotomy 7. Patients taking opioids prior to total knee arthroplasty 8. Patients with a known history of drug or alcohol abuse 9. Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty at an ambulatory surgery center, or being discharged home from the hospital on the same day as their procedure (planned) 10. Patients who have had a total knee arthroplasty performed on the contralateral knee
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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OrthoCarolina Research Institute, OrthoCarolina, P.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28209, United States
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