Status:
COMPLETED
Factors Affecting the Speed of Recovery After ACL Reconstruction
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Conditions:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
ACL Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out how postoperative pain affects recovery after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair. Complete recovery after ACL repair involves healing of tissues at the su...
Detailed Description
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears of the knee are frequently repaired by surgically implanting a tendon graft in place of the torn original cruciate ligament. The graft may be taken from the pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION Criteria:
- Subjects must be age 18-65,
- Subjects must be undergoing ACL repair at UWMC
- Subjects must be between an anesthesia risk category of 1-3
- Subjects must be candidates to have a nerve block if they should choose so.
- Subjects must be free of neurologic disease or coagulation defects
- Subjects must have no allergies to typical medications used during nerve blocks.
- Subjects must be fluent in English, able to read, and understand English readily in person or and/over the phone.
- EXCLUSION Criteria:
- Any patients under 18 or over 75
- Patients with a BMI in excess of 40
- Non-English speaking patients
- Patients with allergies to nerve block medications
- Patients with neurological disease or coagulation defects
- Patients not undergoing ACL repair at UWMC
- Patients who are opioid tolerant
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 24 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 11 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03770806
Start Date
March 24 2017
End Date
June 11 2018
Last Update
December 10 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195