Status:

RECRUITING

The Lateral, Anterior, Medial (LAM) Femoral Cutaneous Block: A Case Series Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Conditions:

Regional Anesthesia

Burn

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Skin donor sites in patients undergoing split-thickness skin grafting surgeries can be very painful postoperatively. This site is most often the anterolateral thigh, the pain at which location can tra...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years or older
  • Scheduled surgery for STSG w/ donor site coming from thigh
  • Care team requests LAM nerve block
  • Anticipated postop pain in the cutaneous areas of anterior and lateral thigh

Exclusion

  • Inability to communicate sensation or motor changes in their body
  • Preexisting sensory or motor deficits in the femoral nerve distribution
  • Contraindication to the medication used or a peripheral nerve block, such as allergy to amide local anesthetics, severe liver dysfunction, injection site infection etc
  • Pregnancy
  • Prisoners
  • Non-English Speaking/reading
  • Surgeries with anticipated or actual duration of 6 hours or longer
  • TBSA 20% or greater
  • Severe distracting injuries/polytrauma (e.g., large or significant bone fractures)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 22 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07221903

Start Date

October 22 2025

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

November 4 2025

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Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104