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Effectiveness of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block Versus Single Shot Femoral Nerve Block for Pain Control

NCT01916590 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2016-08-01

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Summary

Both single shot femoral nerve block and continuous femoral nerve block with catheter have been shown to be effective for pain control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Continuous femoral nerve block may be the more effective of the two in reducing pain scores and opioid consumption for the first 48 hours postoperatively.

Conditions

  • Post-operative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivicaine

After surgery before the patient is discharged home their femoral catheter will then be connected to the home pain pump filled with bupivacaine 0.25% solution (without epinephrine), and the infusion will be started at 6 ml/hr. gh the catheter.

DRUG

placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew Fiegel, M.D. · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Drugs

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