UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000011166
Receipt number R000013078
Scientific Title A comparison of continuous epidural block with continuous ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty
Date of disclosure of the study information 2013/07/10
Last modified on 2013/07/10 20:29:27

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Basic information

Public title

A comparison of continuous epidural block with continuous ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty

Acronym

Epidural or femoral block after knee arthroplasty.

Scientific Title

A comparison of continuous epidural block with continuous ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty

Scientific Title:Acronym

Epidural or femoral block after knee arthroplasty.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

gonarthrosis; osteoarthritis of the knee

Classification by specialty

Anesthesiology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

We compared the perioperative quality of anesthesia, analgesia, activities of daily living, and complications for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using either epidural analgesia (EA) or ultrasound-guided continuous femoral nerve block (FNB).

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

We compared the total doses of fentanyl and ropivacaine administered during surgery, and also evaluated complications and postoperative pain using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at rest and during movement for the first 3 postoperative days (PODs).

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Single blind -investigator(s) and assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

General anesthesia+epidural block

Interventions/Control_2

General anesthesia+femoral nerve bock

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <

Age-upper limit

80 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

After obtaining institutional ethics committee approval (Saitama Social Insurance Hospital, #112, 12 October 2007, patients scheduled to undergo primary TKA were invited to participate in the study. Written informed consent was obtained from all study subjects.

Key exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria included the following: inability to give informed consent for language or cognitive reasons; contraindications for neuraxial blockade, including patient refusal and platelet count of <100,000 cells.ul-1; contraindications for epidural block, such as current therapy with anticoagulant drugs or infection overlying the proposed injection site; and contraindications to any of the study drugs.

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Mitsuharu Kodaka

Organization

Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine Medical Center East

Division name

Department of Anesthesiology

Zip code


Address

2-1-10 Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8567, Japan.

TEL


Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name MITSHARU KODAKA

Organization

Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Medical Center East

Division name

Department of Anesthesiology

Zip code


Address


TEL


Homepage URL


Email



Sponsor or person

Institute

TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2013 Year 07 Month 10 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2007 Year 10 Month 12 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2007 Year 12 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2013 Year 07 Month 10 Day

Last modified on

2013 Year 07 Month 10 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000013078