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Positioning for Hip Arthroscopic Surgery to Reduce Postoperative Numbness

N/ARecruitingNCT05038709
Northwestern University120 enrolled

Overview

Compared to the knee and shoulder, the hip joint leaves relatively little space to maneuver arthroscopic instruments and camera. To expand the potential space in the hip joint, traction is commonly applied to the operative leg through a perineal post. This is an effective technique to improve the working space for arthroscopy, however it has been associated with complications, including perineal numbness. Traction pads, used alone or with a perineal post, can reduce pressure on the perineal area, thus reducing numbness. The investigators hypothesize that positioning hip arthroscopy patients using a traction pad on a standard traction table with a perineal post will reduce the incidence and duration of postoperative perineal numbness.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Hip OsteoarthritisHip InjuriesHip SprainHip Strain

Interventions

The Pink Pad Hip KitDEVICE

The pad is placed between the patient and the traction table to reduce pressure to the pudendal nerve exerted by the perineal post.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 88 Years
Medical Language ↔ Plain English
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients presenting to Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) or to a Northwestern orthopaedic surgery faculty member's clinic undergoing hip arthroscopy * Ability to read and speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Revision surgery * Oncologic surgery * Use of regional anesthesia * Arthroscopic hip surgery that involves procedures other than labral repair, acetabuloplasty, CAM-plasty, IT band windowing, Iliopsoas lengthening

Locations (1)

Northwestern University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chicago, Illinois, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

patient-reported post-operative numbness

Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness prior to your surgery?

Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery

patient-reported post-operative numbness

Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?

Time frame: 72 hours after surgery

patient-reported numbness

Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?

Time frame: 1 week after surgery

patient-reported numbness

Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?

Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery

patient-reported numbness

Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?

Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

patient-reported difficulty urinating

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?

Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery

patient-reported difficulty urinating

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?

Time frame: 72 hours after surgery

patient-reported difficulty urinating

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?

Time frame: 1 week after surgery

patient-reported difficulty urinating

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?

Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery

patient-reported difficulty urinating

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?

Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery

patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?

Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery

patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?

Time frame: 72 hours after surgery

patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?

Time frame: 1 week after surgery

patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?

Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery

patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements

Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?

Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery

patient-reported skin changes or breakdown

Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?

Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery

patient-reported skin changes or breakdown

Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?

Time frame: 72 hours after surgery

patient-reported skin changes or breakdown

Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?

Time frame: 1 week after surgery

patient-reported skin changes or breakdown

Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?

Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery

patient-reported skin changes or breakdown

Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?

Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery

patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction

Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?

Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery

patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction

Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?

Time frame: 72 hours after surgery

patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction

Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?

Time frame: 1 week after surgery

patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction

Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?

Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery

patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction

Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?

Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery

Central Contacts

Melissa J Shauver, MPH

CONTACT

312-472-6024melissa.shauver1@nm.org

Joshua Barrett, BS

CONTACT

312-472-6715joshua.barrett@nm.org
Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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