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
Active Locations (1)
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Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104