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NCT06006624

Exparel vs Block for ACL Reconstruction

UNKNOWN
PHASE4Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
~154 participants
Updated 2024-06-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Exparel 30 mL0.5% bupivacaineDexamethasoneiPACK block

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Postoperative Pain
Measured over 14 days
+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

ACL
Postoperative Pain

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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.

  • Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniano site contact published

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

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Paticipants with ACL rupture amenable to reconstruction with BTB autograft identified in clinic by one of 4 different surgeons
Primary ACL Reconstruction with Autograft +/- Partial meniscectomy +/- Lateral extra-articular tenodesis
Age 18 and older
English speaking
Ability to complete surveys by phone or in person
Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion

Revision cases
Multi-ligamentous knee injuries
Cartilage or meniscal procedures that prevent adherence to immediate weight bearing and range of motion rehab protocol
ACL reconstruction utilizing non-bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts
Allergies to study medications
Non-English speakers
Known alcohol or narcotic abuse history
Existing contract with a pain specialist due to underlying preoperative pain syndrome
Preoperative opioid use within the 3 months prior to surgery

What this trial measures

  • Postoperative Pain14 days

    Daily postoperative VAS (visual analog scale for pain) scale will be collected from participants to assess pain

  • Postoperative opioid use14 days

    assessed using a participant daily diary of how much medication was taken daily for pain

  • Postoperative Pain #214 days

    Daily postoperative NRS (numerical rating scale for pain) scale will be collected from participants to assess pain