New nerve block cocktail may slash morphine use after knee tumor surgery
NCT ID NCT07382297
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding an IPACK nerve block to a standard adductor canal block can better control pain after surgery to remove tumors around the knee. 70 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either the combined nerve blocks or standard pain medication. The main goal is to see how long it takes before patients need extra pain relief, and how much morphine they use in the first 24 hours.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine (nerve block)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a better way to control pain after knee tumor surgery, reducing the need for strong painkillers like morphine.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 70 people, so results may not apply to everyone. Nerve blocks carry small risks like infection or nerve damage.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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: * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II-IV. * Patients undergoing excision of tumors around the knee under spinal anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal. * Neuromuscular disorders * Allergy to local anesthetics * Previous history of knee surgery * Patients with a prior knee infection * Contraindications to spinal anesthesia as coagulopathies and severe aortic stenosis.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National cancer institute
RECRUITINGCairo, 11769, Egypt
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