Compare Epidural vs. Lumbar Plexus Analgesia After Hip Arthroplasty

Completed

Conditions studied: Arthropathy of Hip

In brief

The goal of this retrospective chart review is to evaluate if the implementation of lumbar plexus block placement for postoperative pain have improved conditions in the postoperative period for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty when compared to the placement of epidurals for postoperative pain management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02493621

Run by

Medical University of South Carolina

People needed

116

Starts

2014-12-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years and older
• Diagnosis of:
• Primary THA, (identified by CPT code 27130)
• Either a) Epidural (CPT code 62319) or b) Lumbar plexus peripheral nerve block (CPT 62311 or 64449)
• Perioperative multimodal medication
• Hospitalized from July 1, 2012 to December 17, 2014.

You may not qualify if…

• THA Revision
• ICU admission postoperatively
• History of dementia

Where it is running

• Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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