Clonidine in Femoral Nerve Block Surgery in Children
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2013-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Knee arthroscopy is a common surgical procedure in pediatrics in which the knee joint is
visualized through a small camera to help diagnose and treat knee problems. This procedure is
commonly accomplished with the use of general anesthesia. Regional anesthesia is commonly
completed with a single injection of local anesthetic around the femoral nerve to provide
pain relief for several hours following knee arthroscopy. The intent of this study is to
examine the effects of clonidine in addition to local anesthetics for femoral nerve blockade
in providing children and adolescents post-operative analgesia. The investigators hypothesize
the addition of low dose clonidine (1 mcg/kg) provides an additional 4 hours of post
operative analgesia following arthroscopic knee surgery and reduces post-operative opiate
requirement.