Genicular Nerve Block for Knee Pain in the ED
ConditionKnee Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania
About this trial
Patient with atraumatic knee pain without a large knee effusion on x-ray will be randomized to receive either a genicular nerve block (GNB) or standard of care in the emergency department.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Atraumatic knee pain
>17 years age
X-ray of the knee obtained in the ED
Initial pain score (numeric rating scale) 5-10
Disqualifiers
Fracture or dislocation on x-ray
large knee joint effusion identified on x-ray
allergy or contraindication to local anesthetics
History of local anesthetic systemic toxicity after receiving local anesthetics
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Genicular nerve block with bupivacaine and corticosteroids
- Standard of Care
Treatment groups
34 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov