Risk Factors for Post ACL Reconstruction Pain

Prince of Songkla University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Risk Factors for Post ACL Reconstruction Pain

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05533489

REC.65-319-8-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

In 2006, approximately 130,000 arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions were performed in the United States, and the number is increasing each year. Despite being a minimally invasive procedure, pain is the most common postoperative problem after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction associated with cost, postoperative opioid consumption, opioid-related side effects, quality of life, patient satisfaction, and delayed discharge. Over two-thirds of the patient receiving arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament surgery have moderate to severe pain.

Full description

At present, multimodal analgesia is a successful mainstay treatment for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament surgery which range from opioid, paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs), local anesthetic agents, ketamine, corticosteroid, and cold compression therapy. Previous study showed femoral nerve block reduces pain score but also increases incidence of falling. Afterward, a study on adductor canal block showed equivalent postoperative analgesia while preserving quadriceps strength. Furthermore, a few studies were conducted to determine risk factors for postoperative pain after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament surgery, but results are contradictory. Previous research found risk factors for postoperative pain after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament surgery are female, young age, smoker, preoperative visual analog scale score ≥3, tourniquet time > 50 minutes, and cartilage injury. In addition, evidence showed higher preoperative visual analog scale, and previous opioid use are associated with greater amount of opioid consumption. In contrary, some evidence showed no effect of age, sex, body mass index (BMI), tourniquet time, type of anesthesia on post postoperative pain after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

Enrollment: 924 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patients undergoing primary unilateral arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with or without unilateral cartilage/meniscus injury with or without other ligaments injury (posterior cruciate ligament/medial collateral ligament/lateral collateral ligament) Age ≥ 15 years