NCT01068275

Lumbar Plexus Catheter Versus Femoral Nerve Catheter for Postoperative Pain After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair

Lumbar Plexus Catheter Versus Femoral Nerve Catheter Versus Single-shot Femoral Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 114 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Randomized trial comparing lumbar plexus catheter versus femoral nerve catheter (single-shot femoral block as control group) for postoperative pain control after anterior cruciate ligament repair in children (age 11-21). Primary outcome is pain scores for the first 72 hours. Secondary outcomes include opioid consumption, incidence of opioid side effects and quality of recovery (previously validated scale). Our hypothesis is that lumbar plexus catheter will provide superior pain control and overall quality of recovery compared to femoral nerve catheters.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	lumbar plexus catheter	lumbar plexus catheter with 0.2% ropivacaine at 0.15 ml/kg/hr (max 10 ml/hr)
PROCEDURE	femoral nerve catheter	femoral nerve catheter with 0.2% ropivacaine at 0.15 ml/kg/hr (max 10 ml/hr)
PROCEDURE	single-shot femoral block	single-shot femoral block with 0.2% ropivacaine 0.3 ml/kg (max 20 ml)

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2012-09-01
• Completion: 2012-09-01
• First posted: 2010-02-12
• Last updated: 2010-08-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States