Anterior Cruciate Ligament Pain Study

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the pain control benefit of two different types of nerve blocks in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Emory University
• Treatments: Acetaminophen, hydrocodone drug combination; Naproxen; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing scheduled anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery at the Emory Orthopaedic and Spine Center

• Patients willing and able to provide written informed consent

• Parents willing and able to provide written informed consent for minors

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are pregnant or lactating

• Patients with liver dysfunction or renal failure

• Patients with a known allergy to ropivacaine

• Patients with a local infection

• Patients who take chronic pain medications

• Patients with an opioid tolerance

• Patients with known coagulopathy or bleeding risk.

• Patients who are getting neuraxial anesthesia for surgery