Clinical trials: ACL Reconstruction
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Deficiency of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Comparison of Three Methods for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the difference in quality of life outcome at two years, in patients undergoing an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction procedure with either a patellar…
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Deficiency of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Chronic Instability of Knee, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00529958
- Testing
- Patellar Tendon, Hamstring Tendon, Double-Bundle
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Tear of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Trial Evaluating Postop Pain and Muscle Strength Among Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Ambulatory ACL Reconstruction
Despite the apparent multifaceted benefit in differentiating blockade sites and duration of nerve blockade, the efficacy of continuous adductor canal blockade utilized specifically in ACL reconstruction has not been extensively…
- Trial name
- NCT02584452
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, adductor canal continuous nerve catheter, Normal Saline as bolus followed by bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
ACL Injury, Post Operative Pain
iPACK for Post-op Pain Following ACL Reconstruction
This study will consist of patients 12 years and older undergoing ACL reconstruction using a quadriceps or bone-patella tendon bone (BTB) graft.
- Trial name
- NCT05498870
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block (ACB) Only, Adductor Canal Block (ACB) + iPACK Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Post-operative Pain, Quadriceps Muscle Strength
Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Versus Femoral Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatrics
Both Ultrasound guided Adductor Canal Block ( ACB) and Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) has been used to provide postoperative analgesia for knee surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03053401
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block, Femoral Nerve Block, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Initial Graft Tension and ACL Surgery
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four strong ligaments connecting the bones of the knee joint. If overstretched, the ACL can tear. Reconstruction of a torn ACL is now a common surgical procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT00434837
- Testing
- Initial graft tension during ACL reconstruction surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
IPACK Versus Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block in ACL Reconstruction
This is a prospective study comparing femoral nerve block plus sciatic nerve block to femoral nerve block plus infiltration of the posterior knee capsule (IPACK) in patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament…
- Trial name
- NCT03983941
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Sujana Dontukurthy
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Are Opioids Needed After ACL Reconstruction
As the public health sector continues to confront the opioid epidemic, orthopaedic surgeons must revisit pain management protocols to reduce unnecessary opioid prescriptions.
- Trial name
- NCT04285853
- Testing
- Oxycodone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Opioid Use in Single Shot Nerve Block vs Continuous Peripheral Nerve Infusion in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair
Anterior cruciate ligament repair using hamstring autograft in children is a painful orthopedic procedure. The current practice to provide analgesia for this procedure include femoral continuous perineural infusion and femoral…
- Trial name
- NCT02075411
- Testing
- bupivacaine, continuous perineural infusion catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
MiACLR: Michigan Initiative for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation
This clinical trial evaluates interventions to maximize muscle function and improve cartilage health following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Trial name
- MiACLR (NCT03626857)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), Eccentric Exercise (ECC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Plyometric Exercise
This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind (subject/evaluator)study. Enrolled patients had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and met criteria for advanced rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT01851655
- Testing
- Plyometric Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Blood Flow Restriction Following ACL Reconstruction
The main objective is to determine the impact of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) therapy, in comparison to a standard rehabilitation protocol, on preventing atrophy, improving quadriceps strength and improving functional outcomes of…
- Trial name
- BFR (NCT03758755)
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction Therapy, ACL Reconstruction rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair vs ACL Reconstruction
The goal of this trial is to compare the efficacy of the Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair (BEAR™) technique with the current method of treatment for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, ACL reconstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT02664545
- Testing
- BEAR Scaffold, Tendon Graft
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miach Orthopaedics
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Werewolf Flow 50 During ACL Reconstruction
The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes, ease of use, and cost of the Werewolf FLOW50 device to the institutional standard of care which is does not include the use of electrocautery devices during anterior cruciate…
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, Arthrofibrosis of Knee
- Trial name
- NCT04998656
- Testing
- Werewolf FLOW 50, Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pain
Femoral Nerve Block Versus Adductor Canal Nerve Block for Peri-Operative Analgesia Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction: Evaluation of Post-operative Pain and Strength
All patients over the age of 16 undergoing primary or revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the use of bone-patellar-bone autograft are eligible for the study.
- Trial name
- NCT03033589
- Testing
- Marcaine 0.25 % Injectable Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Regional Anesthesia, Saphenous Nerve Block
Comparing Subsartorial Saphenous Nerve Blocks With and Without Dexamethasone for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
For patients undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction surgery, the postoperative period can be a painful experience without adequate pain management.
- Trial name
- NCT01586806
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Only, Bupivacaine with 1 mg of Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine with 4 mg of Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Rehabilitation, ACL Reconstruction
Neuromuscular Intervention Targeted to Mechanisms of ACL Load in Female Athletes
The overall goal of this project is to reduce risk of second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in vulnerable populations (active athletes between 14 = 24 years old) through the identification of relative injury risk groups…
- Trial name
- NCT03190889
- Testing
- HOME, TNMT
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Functional Resistance Training to Improve Knee Function After ACL Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to examine if thigh muscle weakness and the lack of muscle activation that accompanies ACL injury and reconstruction can be improved with functional resistance training.
- Trial name
- NCT03282565
- Testing
- Functional Resistance Training with Brace, Control, Functional Resistance Training with Elastic Band
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
A Novel Analgesia Technique for ACL Reconstruction
A comparison of two anesthetic techniques-- the Adductor Canal Block (ACB) and the Adductor Canal Block with Infiltration of the interspace between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the posterior knee (ACB/IPACK)-- in…
- Trial name
- NCT03292926
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Ultrasound, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York