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 groupsLocations
4Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania19104, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
HUP Cedar19143, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania Hospital19104, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center19104, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Pennsylvania
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov