# Comparison Between Perineural and Systemic Effect of Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant for Prolongation of Four Nerve Blocks With Bupivacaine in Total Knee Arthroplasty

> **NCT02253784** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hillel Yaffe Medical Center** · enrollment: 90 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Analgesia
- Pain, Postoperative

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Bupivacaine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02253784
- **Lead sponsor:** Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-10
- **Primary completion:** 2016-10
- **Final completion:** 2017-10-30
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-10-31


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02253784

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02253784, "Comparison Between Perineural and Systemic Effect of Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant for Prolongation of Four Nerve Blocks With Bupivacaine in Total Knee Arthroplasty". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02253784. Licensed CC0.

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