Local Anesthetic for Plateau Fractures

University of Washington

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 4

Conditions: Tibial Plateau Fractures

Treatments: Drug: Bupivacaine injection; Other: Saline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06474949

STUDY00017105

Details and patient eligibility

About

Subjects may receive an injection at the end of the surgery to fix their broken leg that may reduce their pain and hospital stay

Full description

Subjects will be randomized to bupivicaine or saline injection in the joint at the end of Open Reduction Internal Fixation of the tibial plateau fracture

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age >=18 year ,
• tibial plateau fracture undergoing Open Reduction and fixation"

Exclusion:

• allergy to bupivacaine
• Prolonged external fixator use

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Bupivacaine

Active Comparator group

Description:

Bupivacaine

Treatment:

Drug: Bupivacaine injection

Saline

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Saline

Treatment:

Other: Saline