Local Infiltration Analgesia for Hip Arthroscopy

March 8, 2013 updated by: Saint Francis Care

Effectiveness of Ultrasound Guided Hip Infiltration With Local Anesthetic Solution for Pain Control After Hip Arthroscopy

The purpose of this study is to examine if ultrasound guided infiltration of local anesthetic solution around the hip joint will provide effective pain control after hip arthroscopy.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Connecticut
      • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06105
        • Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 76 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • hip arthroscopy
  • ages 18-80

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of neurological disease
  • diabetes
  • pregnancy
  • neuropathy
  • chronic narcotic use
  • allergy to local anesthetic solution
  • inability to give consent or cooperate with the study protocol

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Infiltration of local anesthetic
30 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% infiltrated around lateral anterior and medial aspect of hip joint with ultrasound guidance.
30 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% infiltrated around lateral anterior and medial aspect of hip joint with ultrasound guidance.
Placebo Comparator: Normal Saline Injection
injection of 30ml normal saline infiltrated around lateral anterior and medial aspect of hip joint with ultrasound guidance.
injection of 30ml normal saline infiltrated around lateral anterior and medial aspect of hip joint with ultrasound guidance.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Post operative opioid consumption.
Time Frame: Within 24 hours after surgery
Amount in milligrams of opioid consumption post surgery in the recovery room and for a 24 hour period.
Within 24 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain scores in recovery room.
Time Frame: Within 24 hours of the surgery
Mesures of pain score using numeric pain rating scale (0=no pain, 10=worst pain) completed by patient in recovery room and every 6 hours for a 24 hour period after discharge from recovery room.
Within 24 hours of the surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sanjay Sinha, M.D., Saint Francis Memorial Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 6, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 18, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

October 19, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 8, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

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