Opioid Consumption After Knee Arthroscopy

Giorgio Veneziano

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orthopedic Disorder; Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Treatments: Other: Standardized instructions; Other: Conventional instructions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03299920

IRB17-00710

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective, randomized trial of patients undergoing outpatient knee arthroscopy surgery and receiving a peripheral nerve block. Patients will be randomized to either receive standard discharge teaching or specialized teaching regarding pain control following a nerve block. Patients will be asked to complete a journal for 5 days recording their pain scores, opioid medication usage, and overall satisfaction with pain control at home.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 20 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient of age less than 20 years presenting to NCH main campus for knee arthroscopy
• American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I or II

Exclusion criteria

• Anterior cruciate ligament repair or reconstruction
• Admission to hospital
• Inability or refusal to receive femoral nerve blockade
• Body mass index > 99 percentile
• Hydrocodone allergy or intolerance
• Acetaminophen allergy or intolerance
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory allergy or intolerance
• Pregnancy
• Interpreter requirement
• Opioid use within 3 months prior to surgery
• Previous knee surgery at WSC after Jan. 1, 2017
• History of opioid abuse or dependence

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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17 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive standardized instruction from a study nurse, tailored to understanding pain management after nerve blocks and maximizing utilization of non-opioid analgesics.

Treatment:

Other: Standardized instructions

Control

Other group

Description:

Patient will receive conventional instructions on postoperative pain management.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional instructions