TerminatedNot Applicable

Post Operative Pain Control After Pediatric Hip Surgery

Stopped: Funding was exhausted prior to enrolling intended number of patients.

42 participantsStarted 2011-07-15

Plain-language summary

Hip surgery in children is painful and the optimal modality for managing post-operative pain has not been established. This prospective randomized controlled trail compares lumbar plexus catheter (LPC), lumbar epidural catheter (LEC) and continuous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with intravenous morphine.

Who can participate

Age range1 Year – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children undergoing unilateral hip surgery, including pelvic innominate osteotomies, proximal femoral osteotomies, and arthrotomies (for open reduction, loose body removal, labral debridement or labral repair). Exclusion Criteria: * History of a previous spine surgery, spina bifida, coagulopathy, skin infection, allergies to study medications (i.e. local anesthetics and opioids), patients taking opioids at the time of enrollment and, those having concurrent procedures distal to the hip.

What they're measuring

Hospital Length of Stay

Timeframe: Through hospital stay, an average of 2-3 days.

Maximum Pain Score

Timeframe: Post-Operative Days 0-2

Total Perioperative Morphine Equivalents

Timeframe: Post-Operative Days 0-2

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03435692

SponsorSeattle Children's Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-07-29

Results submitted2021-03-27

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