Intra-articular Local Anesthetic Injection and Hematoma Aspiration

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Tibial Fractures

In brief

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether a patient with a tibial plateau fracture (non-displaced, displaced, or depression type) will have decreased pain and narcotic analgesia requirements following an intra-articular injection of local anesthetic and aspiration of the knee.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02951884

Run by

Loyola University

People needed

2

Starts

2016-06-15

Expected to finish

2018-05-03

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with isolated tibial plateau fractures aged 18 years and older
• Patients with tibial plateau fractures and associated soft tissue complaints about the knee, not associated with a fracture outside of the tibial plateau
• Patients with bilateral tibial plateau fractures and no other noted fractures

You may not qualify if…

• Any patient that does not wish to participate in the study or is unable to give consent at the initial encounter
• Patients under 18 years old
• Pregnant patients
• Patients who are unable to understand the study procedures
• Incarcerated patients
• History of allergic reaction to local anesthetics
• Emergent conditions requiring operations or airway protection
• Polytrauma patients
• Patients presenting for care greater than 24 hours following their injury.

Where it is running

• Loyola University Medical Center — Maywood, Illinois, United States

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