Tourniquet Use in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

NCT ID: NCT05931627

Last Updated: 2025-04-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-08

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the intra-operative and post-operative effects of tourniquet use during ACL reconstruction. We hypothesize that:

1. Limited tourniquet use will not significantly impact arthroscopic visualization nor the time it takes to complete an ACL reconstruction.
2. Limited tourniquet use will lead to significantly less patient pain intra-operatively and in the immediate peri-operative period.
3. Patients who undergo an ACL reconstruction with limited tourniquet use will have earlier return of quadriceps functions as compared to those undergoing reconstruction with the use of a tourniquet.

Detailed Description

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Type of Study Double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial

Group 1 (Control): Patients undergoing patellar bone-tendon-bone autograft ACL reconstruction with a tourniquet used for the duration of the case.

Group 2 (Treatment/Intervention, if applicable): Patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with a tourniquet used only during patellar bone-tendon-bone autograft harvest, for a maximum of 20 minutes.

Conditions

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ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency ACL Injury ACL Tear

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
Treating physicians and subjects will be blinded to treatment group.

Study Groups

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Control

Patients undergoing patellar bone-tendon-bone autograft ACL reconstruction with a tourniquet used for the duration of the case.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Treatment/Intervention

Patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with a tourniquet used only during patellar bone-tendon-bone autograft harvest, for a maximum of 20 minutes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with or without a tourniquet

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with or without a tourniquet

Interventions

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Patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with or without a tourniquet

Patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with or without a tourniquet

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients undergoing an arthroscopic assisted ACLR using a bone-tendon-bone patellar tendon autograft.
2. 18 years or older
3. English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

1. Concomitant procedures (e.g., osteotomy or other ligamentous reconstructions) other than chondroplasty, partial meniscectomy or meniscal repair
2. Medical contraindications to epinephrine or TXA use.
3. Hemophilia or other predisposition for bleeding
4. Does not follow study protocol in regard to regional anesthesia, TXA, epinephrine use in the arthroscopy fluid and post-operative rehabilitation.
5. Participation in physical therapy at any facility other than the OrthoCarolina Randolph, Matthews or South Park locations
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jonathan Riboh, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.

Locations

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OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30582107 (View on PubMed)

Hooper J, Rosaeg OP, Krepski B, Johnson DH. Tourniquet inflation during arthroscopic knee ligament surgery does not increase postoperative pain. Can J Anaesth. 1999 Oct;46(10):925-9. doi: 10.1007/BF03013125.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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SPORT177

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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