Opioid Consumption After Knee Arthroscopy

Orthopedic Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Opioid Consumption After Knee Arthroscopy With and Without the Use of New Standardized Patient/Family Instructions for Postoperative Analgesic Use

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03299920
• Other study ID #: IRB17-00710
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 18, 2017
• Est. completion date: October 28, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a prospective, randomized trial of patients undergoing outpatient knee arthroscopy surgery and receiving a peripheral nerve block. Patients will be randomized to either receive standard discharge teaching or specialized teaching regarding pain control following a nerve block. Patients will be asked to complete a journal for 5 days recording their pain scores, opioid medication usage, and overall satisfaction with pain control at home.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 17
• Est. completion date: October 28, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: October 22, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 20 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient of age less than 20 years presenting to NCH main campus for knee arthroscopy

• American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anterior cruciate ligament repair or reconstruction

• Admission to hospital

• Inability or refusal to receive femoral nerve blockade

• Body mass index > 99 percentile

• Hydrocodone allergy or intolerance

• Acetaminophen allergy or intolerance

• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory allergy or intolerance

• Pregnancy

• Interpreter requirement

• Opioid use within 3 months prior to surgery

• Previous knee surgery at WSC after Jan. 1, 2017

• History of opioid abuse or dependence

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Orthopedic Disorder
• Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Intervention

Other:
• Standardized instructions
Specific instructions related to peripheral nerve block.
• Conventional instructions
Usual post-operative instructions.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Nationwide Children's Hospital	Columbus	Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Giorgio Veneziano

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of opioid medication doses taken		Post-op day 5