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QL vs LAI for Palatoplasty
Led by Medical University of South Carolina · Updated on 2025-07-04
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
109 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study will consist of patients ages 6-18 who are undergoing a surgery on the hard or soft palate of the mouth (palatoplasty), with removal of bone from the front of the hip (anterior iliac bone graft harvesting). The patients will be randomized to receive either a unilateral QL block by an anesthesiologist, or local anesthetic infiltration at the surgical incision by the surgeon. The primary aim will be assessing post-operative pain in the first 48 hours after surgery. Secondary outcomes will include pain medication use in the first 48 hours after surgery, block resolution time, and evaluating any complications associated with the QL block or local anesthetic infiltration.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
QL vs LAI for Palatoplasty
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients undergoing palatoplasty with autologous bone graft from the anterior iliac crest
- Ages 6-18 years of age
- Planned admission post-op
- ASA Status Range: 1-3
You will not qualify if you...
- Contraindication to QL blocks or LAI including infection at the block needle insertion site
- Coagulopathies or known bleeding disorders
- Allergy to local anesthetic
- Cognitive or developmental impairment limiting ability to report pain
- Non-English speaking or writing
- Subjects or their parent/guardian unable or unwilling to give informed consent or assent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
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Research Team
H
Haley Nitchie, MHA
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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