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IPACK for Pain After ACL Reconstruction

This study is looking at whether an anesthetic technique called IPACK (Infiltration between the popliteal artery and capsules of the knee) can help control pain after ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery. IPACK is a way to numb the back of the knee without the side effects of some other nerve blocks. The main goals are to see if people who get the IPACK block have less pain immediately after surgery and one day later, and if they need less opioid pain medication in the short term. You can join if you are 16 or older, speak English, can make your own medical decisions, and are having ACL reconstruction surgery with Dr. John Miller at Loyola University Medical Center. The study status is currently unclear.

Study design
This is a double-blind, randomized study with 78 participants. This means neither you nor the study team will know if you receive the IPACK block or a placebo (a sham block with saline).
What's involved
You will have an IPACK block or a sham block during your ACL reconstruction surgery. Pain scores will be collected immediately after surgery and one day later during a phone call.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your pain will be monitored immediately after surgery and up to one day after surgery. Opioid consumption will be tracked for up to one week after surgery.

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NCT05985629

IPACK on Early Pain Scores After ACL Reconstruction

UNKNOWN
PHASE4Ages 16+InterventionalTreatment
Loyola University
~78 participants
Updated 2023-08-14 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:IPACKPLACEBO

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Pain Scores
Measured over Immediately after surgery; 1 hour, 2-3 hours, and 24 hours after surgery
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Analgesics, Opioid

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinoisstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

John Miller, MD
[email protected]
708-216-8730
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

All patients presenting to Dr. John Miller with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Division, at Loyola University Medical Center electing to undergo ACL reconstruction surgery.
Patients 16 and over
English speaking patients
Patients who have the capacity to make their own medical decisions and consent to the study

Exclusion

Previous surgery on the operative knee
Previous knee infection
Chronic opioid use
Have a known allergy to local anesthetics
Patient using autograft (cadaver) for ACL reconstruction.

What this trial measures

  • Pain ScoresImmediately after surgery; 1 hour, 2-3 hours, and 24 hours after surgery

    Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Participants self-report their post surgical pain from a scale of 0 to 10.

  • Opioid Consumption2-3 hours after surgery; 1 week after surgery

    Short-term postoperative opioid consumption will be measured in the PACU by calculating the milligram-equivalents of morphine used by patients' starting at their arrival until their discharge. This data will be extracted from the patient's chart on EPIC. Information about the patient's opioid use from discharge until 1-week post-operatively will be collected either in person at the patient's first outpatient post-operative follow up or via patient phone call one week after surgery.