Clinical Trial: Postoperative Quality of Recovery After Combined Lumbar Plexus-Sciatic Nerve Block (LPB-SNB)

Study Status: RECRUITING
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL



Official Title: Postoperative Quality of Recovery After Combined Lumbar Plexus-Sciatic Nerve Block for Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial

Brief Summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block (LPB-SNB) by comparing the postoperative quality of recovery as assessed by the Quality of Recovery-40 (QoR-40) questionnaire, in patients who received a combination of LPB-SNB versus patients who received the traditional intravenous opioid, after lower extremity orthopaedic surgeries with spinal anaesthesia.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Will there be a significant difference in QoR-40 scores between both groups?
  • Will the combined LPB-SNB significantly reduces opioid consumption within the first 24 hours?
  • Will the combined LPB-SNB significantly increases postoperative duration of analgesia?

Participants will:

  • Receive a coded sealed opaque envelope containing their randomly allocated intervention group; first group receives a combination of lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block, while the second group receives no block at all.
    This information would not be disclosed to the participants.
  • Receive an explanation on how to use the patient controlled analgesia (PCA) to deliver intravenous opioid, and instructions on filling in the QoR-40 questionnaire.

Researchers will then compare the results between both groups to see if the combined lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block successfully provides adequate analgesia and enhance postoperative quality of recovery after lower extremity orthopaedic surgeries.