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The purpose of this research is to compare the effect of single-injection sciatic PNB to continuous sciatic PNB on 1) postoperative pain control as measured by self-reported pain scores, pain medication use, and unplanned hospital admission due to poor pain control, 2) active knee flexion, and 3) patient satisfaction with pain control following ACL reconstruction with a hamstring autograft. The results of this research have the potential to positively impact pain control for the adolescent population undergoing this surgical procedure and foster responsible utilization of limited resources.
SPECIFIC AIM 1. The first aim of the study is to explore the impact of sciatic PNB technique on hamstring donor site pain control postoperatively.
H1.a. The extended duration of analgesia offered by continuous sciatic PNB decreases pain scores during the initial 72 hours following hamstring autograft harvest when compared to single-injection sciatic PNB.
H1.b. The extended duration of analgesia offered by continuous sciatic PNB decreases oral pain medication use during the initial 72 hours following hamstring autograft harvest when compared to single-injection sciatic PNB.
H1.c. The extended duration of analgesia offered by continuous sciatic PNB decreases the incidence of unplanned admission due to poor pain control during the initial 72 hours following hamstring autograft harvest when compared to single-injection sciatic PNB.
SPECIFIC AIM 2. The second aim of the study is to explore the impact of sciatic PNB technique on active knee flexion postoperatively.
H2. The extended duration of analgesia offered by continuous sciatic PNB does not delay active knee flexion during the initial 72 hours following hamstring autograft harvest when compared to single-injection sciatic PNB.
SPECIFIC AIM 3. The third aim of the study is to explore the impact of sciatic PNB technique on patient satisfaction with postoperative pain control.
H3.1. The extended duration of analgesia offered by continuous sciatic PNB improves patient satisfaction during the initial 72 hours following hamstring autograft harvest when compared to single-injection sciatic PNB.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Continuous sciatic PNB | Experimental | If a CPI catheter is placed, the CPI catheter will be placed under ultra-sound guidance, with the tip of the catheter being placed immediately adjacent to the sciatic nerve, after the local anesthesia has been deposited. CPI catheters will only remain in-situ for 48 hours. |
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| Single-injection sciatic PNB | Active Comparator | Under ultrasound-guidance, the sciatic nerve can readily be identified in the posterior thigh. The nerve appears hyperechoic and can be traced distally to the popliteal fossa, where it divides into the tibial and common peroneal nerves. Local anesthesia is injected under real-time visualization following a negative aspiration. If a single-injection block is done, local anesthesia is deposited adjacent to the sciatic nerve within the fascial plane, but not within the epineurium. As such, single-injection sciatic PNB, which can last up to 24 hours, should provide adequate analgesia precluding the need for oral narcotic or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications following ACL reconstruction with a hamstring autograft. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Single-injection sciatic PNB | Drug | Single-injection sciatic PNB is a regional anesthetic technique employed to anesthetize the sciatic nerve with a single dose of local anesthetic. This technique offers pain control for a limited amount of time based on the volume and concentration of local anesthetic used. |
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| Pain Reduction | Guardian collects Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score. The range is 0 - 10. 0 being no pain, 10 being the worst pain imaginable. | 72 Hours |
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Inclusion Criteria:
A subject may be INCLUDED in this study if:
Exclusion Criteria:
A subject will be EXCLUDED from this study if:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jamie Furstein, CRNA | AANA Foundation | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45229 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 15920205 | Background | Agin CW, Glass PSA. Tolerance and aging: optimizing analgesia in pain management. Anesth Analg. 2005 Jun;100(6):1731-1732. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000152203.17541.16. No abstract available. | |
| 6625698 | Background | Beales JG, Holt PJ, Keen JH, Mellor VP. Children with juvenile chronic arthritis: their beliefs about their illness and therapy. Ann Rheum Dis. 1983 Oct;42(5):481-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.42.5.481. |
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Patients were assigned to one of two groups. They were either in the Experimental: Continuous Sciatic PNB, or the Active Comparator: Single-injection Sciatic PNB
141 patients were enrolled in the study. Enrollment was to include 140 participants. I believe one patient was recruited accidentally. However, 123 patients completed the study, and 18 patients were withdrawn.
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| FG000 | Experimental : Continuous Sciatic PNB, | Patients randomized into the Continuous Sciatic PNB group will have the CPI catheter placed under ultra-sound guidance, with the tip of the catheter being placed immediately adjacent to the sciatic nerve, after the local anesthesia has been deposited. CPI catheters will only remain in-situ for 48 hours. |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Oct 1, 2014 |
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| Continuous sciatic PNB | Drug | Continuous sciatic PNB entails placing a continuous perineural infusion (CPI) catheter so that local anesthetic may be released slowly but continuously adjacent to the sciatic nerve (perineural) for several days postoperatively. The continuous PNB has the ability to reliably provide analgesia on subsequent postoperative days. Participants my be randomized to receive an additional experimental continuous pain ball during surgery which can provide up to 48 hours of pain relief. |
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| 20620788 | Background | Bushnell BD, Sakryd G, Noonan TJ. Hamstring donor-site block: evaluation of pain control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2010 Jul;26(7):894-900. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.11.022. Epub 2010 May 13. |
| 23177034 | Background | Distad BJ, Weiss MD. Clinical and electrodiagnostic features of sciatic neuropathies. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2013 Feb;24(1):107-20. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.08.023. Epub 2012 Oct 31. |
| 10750003 | Background | Frost S, Grossfeld S, Kirkley A, Litchfield B, Fowler P, Amendola A. The efficacy of femoral nerve block in pain reduction for outpatient hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a double-blind, prospective, randomized trial. Arthroscopy. 2000 Apr;16(3):243-8. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(00)90047-1. |
| 22972854 | Background | Gagnier JJ, Morgenstern H, Chess L. Interventions designed to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injuries in adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Aug;41(8):1952-62. doi: 10.1177/0363546512458227. Epub 2012 Sep 12. |
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| 21811376 | Background | Mathews L. Pain in children: neglected, unaddressed and mismanaged. Indian J Palliat Care. 2011 Jan;17(Suppl):S70-3. doi: 10.4103/0973-1075.76247. |
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| 22534281 | Background | Pallis M, Svoboda SJ, Cameron KL, Owens BD. Survival comparison of allograft and autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the United States Military Academy. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Jun;40(6):1242-6. doi: 10.1177/0363546512443945. Epub 2012 Apr 24. |
| 17261567 | Background | Pinczewski LA, Lyman J, Salmon LJ, Russell VJ, Roe J, Linklater J. A 10-year comparison of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions with hamstring tendon and patellar tendon autograft: a controlled, prospective trial. Am J Sports Med. 2007 Apr;35(4):564-74. doi: 10.1177/0363546506296042. Epub 2007 Jan 29. |
| 15748120 | Background | Shaw T, Williams MT, Chipchase LS. Do early quadriceps exercises affect the outcome of ACL reconstruction? A randomised controlled trial. Aust J Physiother. 2005;51(1):9-17. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(05)70048-9. |
| 17609222 | Background | Silvers HJ, Mandelbaum BR. Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injury in the female athlete. Br J Sports Med. 2007 Aug;41 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i52-9. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.037200. Epub 2007 Jul 3. |
| 16243985 | Background | Tran KM, Ganley TJ, Wells L, Ganesh A, Minger KI, Cucchiaro G. Intraarticular bupivacaine-clonidine-morphine versus femoral-sciatic nerve block in pediatric patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Anesth Analg. 2005 Nov;101(5):1304-1310. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000180218.54037.0B. |
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| 21857273 | Background | Wegener JT, van Ooij B, van Dijk CN, Hollmann MW, Preckel B, Stevens MF. Value of single-injection or continuous sciatic nerve block in addition to a continuous femoral nerve block in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2011 Sep-Oct;36(5):481-8. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318228c33a. |
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| Active Comparator : Single-injection Sciatic PNB |
Patients randomized into the Single-injection Sciatic PNB will go under ultrasound-guidance, where the sciatic nerve can readily be identified in the posterior thigh. The nerve appears hyperechoic and can be traced distally to the popliteal fossa, where it divides into the tibial and common peroneal nerves. Local anesthesia is injected under real-time visualization following a negative aspiration. If a single-injection block is done, local anesthesia is deposited adjacent to the sciatic nerve within the fascial plane, but not within the epineurium. As such, single-injection sciatic PNB, which can last up to 24 hours, should provide adequate analgesia precluding the need for oral narcotic or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications following ACL reconstruction with a hamstring autograft. |
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| BG000 | Continuous Sciatic PNB | If a CPI catheter is placed, the CPI catheter will be placed under ultra-sound guidance, with the tip of the catheter being placed immediately adjacent to the sciatic nerve, after the local anesthesia has been deposited. CPI catheters will only remain in-situ for 48 hours. |
| BG001 | Single-injection Sciatic PNB | Under ultrasound-guidance, the sciatic nerve can readily be identified in the posterior thigh. The nerve appears hyperechoic and can be traced distally to the popliteal fossa, where it divides into the tibial and common peroneal nerves. Local anesthesia is injected under real-time visualization following a negative aspiration. If a single-injection block is done, local anesthesia is deposited adjacent to the sciatic nerve within the fascial plane, but not within the epineurium. As such, single-injection sciatic PNB, which can last up to 24 hours, should provide adequate analgesia precluding the need for oral narcotic or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications following ACL reconstruction with a hamstring autograft. |
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| Primary | Pain Reduction | Guardian collects Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score. The range is 0 - 10. 0 being no pain, 10 being the worst pain imaginable. | 18 participants were withdrawn from the study. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) | 72 Hours |
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| EG000 | Continuous Sciatic PNB | If a CPI catheter is placed, the CPI catheter will be placed under ultra-sound guidance, with the tip of the catheter being placed immediately adjacent to the sciatic nerve, after the local anesthesia has been deposited. CPI catheters will only remain in-situ for 48 hours. | 0 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 63 |
| EG001 | Single-injection Sciatic PNB | Under ultrasound-guidance, the sciatic nerve can readily be identified in the posterior thigh. The nerve appears hyperechoic and can be traced distally to the popliteal fossa, where it divides into the tibial and common peroneal nerves. Local anesthesia is injected under real-time visualization following a negative aspiration. If a single-injection block is done, local anesthesia is deposited adjacent to the sciatic nerve within the fascial plane, but not within the epineurium. As such, single-injection sciatic PNB, which can last up to 24 hours, should provide adequate analgesia precluding the need for oral narcotic or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications following ACL reconstruction with a hamstring autograft. | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 |
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| Marc Mecoli | Cincinnati Children's Hospital | 513-636-4200 | marc.mecoli@cchmc.org |
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| ICF | No | No | Yes | Informed Consent Form | Oct 21, 2019 | Feb 24, 2026 | ICF_001.pdf |
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| D022125 | Lacerations |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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