Effect of LIA on Postoperative Pain Following ACL Reconstruction

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is one of the most common sport injuries, which typically develops after a sudden knee torsion. Arthroscopic repair of the ACL is often required as a complete ACL tear can cause instability of the knee joint.

During arthroscopic reconstruction the lower leg is reattached to the upper leg using part of the hamstring tendon (mm. gracilis and mm. semitendinosus). Optimal postoperative analgesia is necessary to allow a quick recovery. Intravenous analgesia during surgery is often associated with a number of side effects such as nausea, vomiting and muscle weakness and does not anesthetize the donor site of the hamstring tendon graft. Local infiltration of ropivacaine and lidocaine in the knee joint and at the donor site can be a valuable asset to control the postoperative pain.

This study evaluates the effect of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) on the postoperative pain in the first month after an ACL reconstruction. Half of participants will only receive intravenous analgesia during surgery, the other half will receive intravenous analgesia and a LIA.

Clinical Trial Description

2 x 20 patients which are planned for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction are randomised: standard-group and LIA-group.

All patients receive standardised multimodal intravenous analgesia. After standardised induction of anesthesia, patient positioning and administration of basic analgetics (paracetamol, diclofenac, clonidine and morfine), patients in the LIA-group receive a local infiltration in the knee of 10 mL ropivacaine and 10 mL lidocaine.

Visual Analogue Scores are assessed 15 minutes after awakening from surgery and on Day 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 after surgery. Postoperative analgesic consumption are registered in the first month after the surgery. The quality of recovery after anesthesia is assessed on Day 1 by the postoperative quality of recovery score (QoR-15). ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Pain, Postoperative
Rupture

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03873077
Study type	Interventional
Source	Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares
Contact	Alain F Kalmar, MD, PhD, MSc
Phone	+32 246 17 29
Email	alainkalmar@gmail.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	March 1, 2019
Completion date	March 2020

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