Clinical Trial: Low-Volume PENG Block With Dexamethasone vs Standard-Volume PENG Block After Total Hip Arthroplasty

U.S., Oct. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07855341) titled 'Low-Volume PENG Block With Dexamethasone vs Standard-Volume PENG Block After Total Hip Arthroplasty' on Sept. 28.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two regimens of the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block, an ultrasound-guided injection of local anaesthetic targeting the nerves supplying the front of the hip joint, for postoperative pain relief and quadriceps muscle function in patients undergoing primary unilateral total hip arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia.

The PENG block was originally proposed as a motor-sparing technique. However, the standard 20 mL volume can spread to the femoral nerve and cau...