Status:

COMPLETED

Regional Block for Postoperative Free Flap Care

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Pain Management

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of regional anesthesia for head and neck patients undergoing microvascular free flap reconstruction.

Detailed Description

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Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Age \> 18
  • Able to consent for themselves
  • Undergoing a head and neck surgery at UAB with reconstruction using either a forearm free flap or a fibula free flap
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Age \< 18
  • Unable to consent for themselves
  • Non-English speakers
  • Non-resectable tumor
  • Have a known opioid tolerance, or are on a home opioid regimen for a chronic condition. (Short-term opioid use for diagnostic procedures (i.e. biopsy) or new cancer diagnosis will be allowed).
  • Patients with known hepatic failure, renal failure, or sulfa allergy, as determined by standard of care labs drawn within 30 days of enrollment

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 13 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    100 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04080739

    Start Date

    January 13 2020

    End Date

    March 1 2022

    Last Update

    December 6 2023

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    University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233