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IPACK on Early Pain Scores After ACL Reconstruction
Sponsor: Loyola University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether using an anesthetic technique called IPACK block will control pain after ACL reconstruction surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * if participants who receive the IPACK block prior to ACL reconstruction experience less pain after surgery and at 1 day after surgery * if participants who receive the IPACK block prior to ACL reconstruction require less short-term opioid use immediately after surgery and up to one week after surgery. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to 1 of 2 groups: Use of IPACK block during ACL reconstruction vs. placebo (a placebo is a look-alike substance that contains no active drug). Neither the participant nor the investigator will know which group the participants has been assigned to. Researchers will compare self-reported pain scores and short-term opioid use of all study participants.
Official title: The Effect of IPACK Nerve Blocks on Early ACL Pain Scores
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
78
Start Date
2023-08-03
Completion Date
2026-08-03
Last Updated
2023-08-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
IPACK
Infiltration between the popliteal artery and capsules of the knee (IPACK) is a novel ultrasound-guided technique that provides additional regional analgesic relief to the posterior aspect of the knee without complications seen in a sciatic nerve block. The intention of the IPACK block is to anesthetize the terminal sensory nerves while sparing the main trucks of the common peroneal and tibial nerves.
PLACEBO
The control group will receive the normal pre-procedure care including a pre-operative visit, surgery, and post-operative care. The control group will receive a sham block consisting of saline in the same anatomical location and manner that the intervention IPACK block is administered.
Locations (1)
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, United States