Effect of Adding Ultrasound Guided IPACK Block to Adductor Canal Block for Postoperative Pain in Knee Tumor Excision

ConditionCancer Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorNational Cancer Institute, Egypt

About this trial

the aim of this study is to determine the analgesic effect of iPACK in combination to ACB after the excision of tumors around the Knee regarding the following:

* Time to the 1st rescue analgesia. * Postoperative morphine consumption. * Postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS). This study will include patients, aged 18 to 65 years, belonging to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II to IV , undergoing excision of tumors around the knee under spinal anesthesia.

Patients will be randomly allocated Group iPACK plus Adductor canal block (ACB) : patients will receive ACB plus iPACK block.

• Control group : patients will not receive any block but will take morphine 3mg bolus at VAS more than 4 and regular NSAIDS and paracetamol iv.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

Patient refusal.

Neuromuscular disorders

Allergy to local anesthetics

Previous history of knee surgery

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • adductor canal block with iPACK
  • control group

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups