RecruitingEarly Phase 1NCT05247255

Quadratus Lumborum Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty

Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Nerve Block for Patients Undergoing Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)


Sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Enrollment

80 participants

Start Date

Mar 29, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The quadratus lumborum (QL) block is a fascial plane block that has been described to provide analgesia from T7-L3 dermatomes. The investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy of QL blocks in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

  • Adult subjects undergoing elective primary total hip arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria5

  • patients age < 18,
  • documented allergy to local anesthetic
  • presence of peripheral neuropathy
  • patients with current long term opioid use defined as receiving an opioid on most days in a 90 day period
  • patients with a contraindication to spinal and regional anesthesia such as coagulopathy or infection at the site of the regional technique.

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Interventions

DRUGActive Comparator

QL block with 0.25% ropivacaine

DRUGPlacebo Comparator

QL block with saline


Locations(1)

UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

Santa Monica, California, United States

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