Femoral Nerve Block Versus. Adductor Canal Nerve Block for Peri-Operative Analgesia Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Evaluation of Post-Operative Pain and Strength

NCT03033589 NA COMPLETED

All patients over the age of 16 undergoing primary or revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the use of bone-patellar-bone autograft are eligible for the study. Patients will be randomized pre-operatively to receive either an adductor canal nerve block (single injection) or a femoral nerve block (single injection). Post-operatively, the primary outcome measures of pain level using visual analog scale as well as narcotic and non-narcotic analgesic requirements will be measured.

Details

Lead sponsor	Henry Ford Health System
Phase	NA
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	78
Start date	2016-05
Completion	2017-12-31

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

• Marcaine 0.25 % Injectable Solution
• Marcaine 0.25 % Injectable Solution

Primary outcomes

• Visual Analog Scale — Post-op Day 0-5
  Every 4 hours the patient will record in their study binder their pain level on a scale from 1-10. They are instructed that a 1 signifies minimal pain that is nearly unnoticeable whereas a pain scale of 10 is the most intolerable pain imaginable.
• Narcotic Requirement — Post-op Day 0-5
  Every time a the prescribed narcotic is consumed, in this study it is Norco 5-325 (Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen), the subject is instructed to log their quantity consumed as well as the time consumed in the study binder provided to them

Countries

United States