Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Exparel vs Block for ACL Reconstruction

Lead Sponsor:

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Conditions:

ACL

Postoperative Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Liposomal bupivacaine or Exparel (Pacira Biosciences) is a long-lasting nonopioid analgesic that was initially utilized as an infiltrative agent but has more recently become U.S. Food and Drug Adminis...

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

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 21 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

154 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06006624

Start Date

August 21 2023

End Date

October 30 2024

Last Update

June 21 2024

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Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107