CompletedNot Applicable

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

United States78 participantsStarted 2016-05

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Primary ACL Reconstruction with use of Bone-Patellar-Bone Autograft * Age 16 or older Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 16 * The use of Allograft, * The use of hamstring autograft * The use quadriceps autograft * Patients allergic to active ingredients in the injection.

What they're measuring

Visual Analog Scale

Timeframe: Post-op Day 0-5

Narcotic Requirement

Timeframe: Post-op Day 0-5

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03033589

SponsorHenry Ford Health System

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-07-31

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