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Use of Regional Anesthesia in Hip Arthroscopy

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Blake Bodendorfer, MD
Research Sponsored by Georgetown University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 weeks and 6 weeks
Awards & highlights
Pivotal Trial
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
Drug Has Already Been Approved

Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine differences in outcomes in patients who do, or do not, receive regional anesthesia (a fascia iliaca block) prior to undergoing hip arthroscopy with labral repair and/or debridement and osteoplasty for hip impingement

Eligible Conditions
  • Hip Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 weeks and 6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 weeks and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Pain Medication Requirement in PACU
Secondary study objectives
Duration of PACU stay (mins)
Falls
Long Term Medication Requirements (daily log of medication usage in tablets of 5 mg oxycodone, morphine extended relief 15 mg, and/or indomethacin 75 mg)
+6 more

Awards & Highlights

Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 5 other conditions.
Drug Has Already Been Approved
The FDA has already approved this drug, and is just seeking more data.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Iliac Fascia Block (Ropivacaine)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
These patients will receive a preoperative iliac fascia block performed as a single shot in the standard fashion prior to hip arthroscopy with general anesthesia.
Group II: Control (Normal Saline Sham Injection)Placebo Group2 Interventions
These patients will receive a preoperative sham block of normal saline in the same fashion as a standard singl shot iliac fascia block prior to hip arthroscopy with general anesthesia.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Ropivacaine
FDA approved
General Anesthesia
2014
Completed Phase 4
~7010

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Georgetown UniversityLead Sponsor
350 Previous Clinical Trials
139,094 Total Patients Enrolled
Union Memorial HospitalOTHER
1 Previous Clinical Trials
2,005 Total Patients Enrolled
Blake Bodendorfer, MDPrincipal InvestigatorGeorgetown University
~7 spots leftby Dec 2025