New study tests if local anesthetic can slash post-surgery pain and opioid use
NCT ID NCT06519955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether injecting numbing medicine around the surgical cut can lower pain and the need for strong painkillers after a hip-preserving surgery called periacetabular osteotomy (PAO). About 120 people aged 13 to 50 with hip dysplasia will be split into three groups: no numbing injection, injection after the cut is closed, or injection throughout the surgery. Researchers will track pain scores and painkiller use to find the best approach.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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13 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescent or young adult diagnosed with hip dysplasia indicated for PAO at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent. * Pregnant or breast-feeding individuals * Prisoner or ward of the state * Allergy or medical contradiction to any of the study medications * Patients undergoing femoral osteotomy or surgical hip dislocation with PAO will be excluded
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Iowa Health Care
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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