Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:05 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:05 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03316118
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Participants 40 to 85 years old who are presenting for minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia and are candidates for peripheral nerve blocks.
* Minimally invasive is defined as custom modified instrumentation, a quadriceps sparing arthrotomy that does not extend beyond 1cm proximal to the patella and surgical techniques that focus on soft tissue protection.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patient refusal
* American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification of 4 or higher
* Pre-existing neuropathy in the femoral or sciatic distribution
* Coagulopathy
* Infection at the site
* Chronic opioid use (greater than 3 months)
* Pregnancy
* Medical conditions limiting physical therapy participation
* Any other contra-indication to regional anesthesia
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
40 Years
Maximum Age:
85 Years
Study:
NCT03316118
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03316118