Local Infiltration Analgesia for Hip Arthroscopy

Trinity Health Of New England36 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to examine if ultrasound guided infiltration of local anesthetic solution around the hip joint will provide effective pain control after hip arthroscopy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Infiltration of local anestheticPROCEDURE

30 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% infiltrated around lateral anterior and medial aspect of hip joint with ultrasound guidance.

Normal Saline InjectionPROCEDURE

injection of 30ml normal saline infiltrated around lateral anterior and medial aspect of hip joint with ultrasound guidance.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * hip arthroscopy * ages 18-80 Exclusion Criteria: * history of neurological disease * diabetes * pregnancy * neuropathy * chronic narcotic use * allergy to local anesthetic solution * inability to give consent or cooperate with the study protocol

Locations (1)

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Post operative opioid consumption.

Amount in milligrams of opioid consumption post surgery in the recovery room and for a 24 hour period.

Time frame: Within 24 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Pain scores in recovery room.

Mesures of pain score using numeric pain rating scale (0=no pain, 10=worst pain) completed by patient in recovery room and every 6 hours for a 24 hour period after discharge from recovery room.

Time frame: Within 24 hours of the surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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