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Local Anesthetic

Exparel for Pain

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Jason P. Rehm, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Tennessee
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-op, post-op days: 1,2,3,4, and 14
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Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate improved pain control and outcomes in wrist operations with the use of a long-acting local anesthetic, EXPAREL, when compared to the use of the standard local anesthetic, Marcaine.

Eligible Conditions
  • Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-op, post-op days: 1,2,3,4, and 14
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-op, post-op days: 1,2,3,4, and 14 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in Pain

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: ExparelExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
EXPAREL arm: one vial (266 mg/20 mL) of EXPAREL (Bupivicaine Extended-Release Liposome, 13.3mg/ml), undiluted, will be administered for each of the specified procedures.
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
15 cc of Marcaine 0.5% (Bupivacaine 0.5%, 5mg/ml) will be administered into the wrist per the Surgeon's Standard practice.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Bupivacaine
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of TennesseeLead Sponsor
189 Previous Clinical Trials
141,959 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Pain
59 Patients Enrolled for Pain
Jason P. Rehm, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Early Post-Operative Pain Control Following Wrist Operations
2013. "Early Post-Operative Pain Control Following Wrist Operations". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02052180.
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