🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-01-19

Post Operative Infusion Pump Pain Study (NCT07349810)

Continuous Infusion Pump Versus Single Shot Peripheral Block for Pain Management After Same-day Orthopaedic Surgery

🟢 Recruiting Phase4 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This study will be a pragmatic, prospective cluster randomized trial, where clusters will formed based on sequential 2 week time increments across the study recruitment period.. Patients 18 years or older undergoing ACL reconstruction, open shoulder labrum or rotator cuff surgery, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, proximal or distal patellar realignment surgery, open knee arthrotomy cases (i.e. inside out meniscus repair, osteochondral allograft transplantation (OCA), meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT)) at University Center for Ambulatory Surgery, LLC (UOA) will be reviewed for eligibility. Once identified, potential study subjects will be asked whether they are interested in participating in the project. If the patient agrees, the subject will be given the informed consent to read and sign. Objectives: The primary objective is to compare the effectiveness of postoperative infusion pain pump versus preoperative nerve block in reducing visual analog pain scores/numerical pain rating scale (VAS/NPRS) in the postoperative period. The second objective is to evaluate the requirement of narcotic and non-narcotic analgesic medications between the two groups. Hypotheses: Use of continuous infusion pain pump or single shot peripheral block will result in similar post-operative pain control after outpatient sports medicine surgical cases.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (6 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (11 items).

Location: University Center for Ambulatory Surgery — Somerset, New Jersey

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Age under 18 years
  • Body mass index of greater than 40 kg/m2
  • American Society of Anesthesiologist class 4 physical status or greater
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse
  • Chronic opioid use/pain management doctor
  • Allergy to bupivacaine, ropivacaine or pharmacologic analogs
  • Any coagulation disorders
  • Existing nerve injury
  • Severe bronchopulmonary disease
  • Pregnant patients

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • University Center for Ambulatory Surgery — Somerset, New Jersey

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (732) 537-0909

Email: cjgatt85@gmail.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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