Clonidine in Femoral Nerve Block Surgery in Children

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Other Reconstructive Surgery

In brief

Knee arthroscopy is a common surgical procedure in pediatrics in which the knee joint is visualized through a small camera to help diagnose and treat knee problems. This procedure is commonly accomplished with the use of general anesthesia. Regional anesthesia is commonly completed with a single injection of local anesthetic around the femoral nerve to provide pain relief for several hours following knee arthroscopy. The intent of this study is to examine the effects of clonidine in addition to local anesthetics for femoral nerve blockade in providing children and adolescents post-operative analgesia. The investigators hypothesize the addition of low dose clonidine (1 mcg/kg) provides an additional 4 hours of post operative analgesia following arthroscopic knee surgery and reduces post-operative opiate requirement.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01293149

Run by

Nationwide Children's Hospital

People needed

0

Starts

2011-04-01

Expected to finish

2013-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-08

Who can join

Age: any, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) functional status I or II
• Patients scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery only

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with history of chronic opioid therapy, central or peripheral neuropathy, contraindications to regional anesthesia, history of allergy to clonidine or ropivicaine, or anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery in addition to knee arthroscopy

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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