Pain Management After ACL Surgery in Teens and Young Adults
This study is looking at how well a nerve block helps manage pain after surgery for a torn ACL (a knee ligament). Researchers want to see if using a single shot of Ropivacaine 0.2% Injectable Solution around the nerves before surgery can reduce pain and the need for strong pain medications (narcotics) for up to one week after surgery. You might be able to join if you are 13 to 21 years old and need ACL surgery using a specific type of graft. The study will measure your pain using different scales and questionnaires on days 1, 4, and 7 after your surgery. The goal is to enroll 160 participants.
- Study design
- This is a randomized controlled trial, meaning participants will be randomly assigned to receive the nerve block or not. It is single-blinded, so you won't know if you received the nerve block, but the doctors will. The study aims to enroll 160 participants.
- What's involved
- You will be approached before surgery to participate. Your pain levels will be measured using different scales and questionnaires on days 1, 4, and 7 after your surgery.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your pain levels will be monitored for up to one week after surgery, specifically on postoperative days 1, 4, and 7.
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Evaluation of Pain Management After Surgery When Using Nerve Blocks in the Pediatric Population
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06559137
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.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Frisco, Texasstudy coordinator listed
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Philip Wilson, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
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What this trial measures
- Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Wong-Baker Face Pain ScalePostoperative days 1, 4, and 7
Scale with evocative faces from 0-10 (0 = No Pain, 10 = Worst Pain Possible) that assists children in communicating about their pain
- Visual Analog Scale (VAS) 10-centimeter line 0-10 Numeric Pain Intensity ScalePostoperative days 1, 4, and 7
Sliding scale from 0-10 (0 = No Pain, 10 = Pain as bad as it could possibly be) that enables a more accurate estimate of pain score
- Scottish Rite for Children-developed pain questionnairePostoperative days 1, 4, and 7
Institutional questionnaire that asks how many narcotic pills the patient has taken (0 - 12 pills), if their pain is controlled, treatments that lessens their pain, term that best describes their pain, how much their pain has interfered with daily tasks and overall mood, and sleep interference due to pain.
- Pain Management Patient Satisfaction questionnairePostoperative day 7
Questionnaire that asks how satisfied patients are with their pain treatment (0 = Not Satisfied, 10 = Extremely Satisfied), if they contacted their physician due to ineffective pain treatment, how helpful the information provided for pain treatment was (0 = Not Helpful, 10 = Extremely Helpful), and a free response section to explain why they were not satisfied with their pain treatment and if they have any additional comments or suggestions based on their pain treatment.