Clinical Comparison of Femoral Nerve Versus Adductor Canal Block Following Anterior Ligament Reconstruction

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-11-16
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will examine the potential differences between femoral nerve blockade (FNB) and adductor canal blockade (ACB) for pain control and quadriceps muscle activation for patients following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Collaborator: Memorial Hermann Hospital
• Treatments: Clonidine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Males & Females ages 16-30 yrs

• Undergoing ACL reconstruction by Co-Investigator (Walter Lowe)

• Receiving peri-operative FNB or ACB

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not enrolled within the COFAKS study

• Receiving intrathecal nerve blockade or no blockade