Can a single shot ease Kids' pain after ACL surgery?
NCT ID NCT06559137
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a single injection of the numbing drug ropivacaine around nerves can reduce pain and the need for narcotic pain pills in children and teens after ACL knee surgery. About 160 participants aged 13 and older will either receive the nerve block or not during their operation. Researchers will track pain scores and pill use for one week after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ropivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple way to better manage pain and reduce opioid use in children after ACL surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 2 trial, so results may not apply to all children. The nerve block may not provide significant pain relief beyond the first day.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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.
- Ages
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13 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Must be aged 13+ years at time of surgery * Must present with injury requiring an ACLR procedure with a Bone Patellar Tendon Bone or Quadriceps graft * Ability to provide assent, legally appointed representative available to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient \<13 years old * Requires fracture repair or another non-standardized surgery * Any ACLR that requires the use of a graft type other than Bone Patellar Tendon Bone or Quadriceps tendon * Any lower extremity procedure that is not primarily an ACLR * Patient pregnancy * Inability to provide assent or legally appointed representative to provide informed consent * Prior history of hypersensitivity to Ropivacaine or any local anesthesia * BMI ≥ 40
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Frisco, Texas, 75034, United States
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