Comparing Spinal Anesthesia With 1% Chloroprocaine Versus 1% Mepivacaine in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
NCT ID: NCT07239999
Last Updated: 2026-02-06
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
PHASE4
170 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-03-31
2027-06-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
SINGLE
Study Groups
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One arm receives spinal Mepivacaine 50 mg
One arm receives spinal Mepivacaine 50mg for total knee arthroplasty with adductor canal block
Mepivacaine Injection
Comparing time to motor block recovery in PACU, time to PACU discharge, time to ambulation and length of hospital stay
Spinal Chloroprocaine group
Chloroprocaine Injection
Comparing time to motor block recovery in PACU, time to PACU discharge, time to ambulation and length of hospital stay
Interventions
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Mepivacaine Injection
Comparing time to motor block recovery in PACU, time to PACU discharge, time to ambulation and length of hospital stay
Chloroprocaine Injection
Comparing time to motor block recovery in PACU, time to PACU discharge, time to ambulation and length of hospital stay
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Elective outpatient TKA
* BMI less than 40
* Ability to provide surgical consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Opioid tolerant
* Any contraindications to spinal anesthesia
* Chronic opioid use 3months or more
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Nova Scotia Health Authority
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Husam Nashnoush
Doctor Husam Nashnoush, MBBCH, FRCPC, Anesthesia Department, Central Zone, DGH, Halifax , NS
Principal Investigators
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HUSAM M NASHNOUSH, MBBCH, FRCPC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Dalhousie University
Central Contacts
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References
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Other Identifiers
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DGH2025
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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