IPACK on Early Pain Scores After ACL Reconstruction

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether using an anesthetic technique called IPACK block will control pain after ACL reconstruction surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * if participants who receive the IPACK block prior to ACL reconstruction experience less pain after surgery and at 1 day after surgery * if participants who receive the IPACK block prior to ACL reconstruction require less short-term opioid use immediately after surgery and up to one week after surgery. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to 1 of 2 groups: Use of IPACK block during ACL reconstruction vs. placebo (a placebo is a look-alike substance that contains no active drug). Neither the participant nor the investigator will know which group the participants has been assigned to. Researchers will compare self-reported pain scores and short-term opioid use of all study participants.

NCT Number	NCT05985629
Lead Sponsor	Loyola University
Conditions	Pain, Postoperative, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Analgesics, Opioid
Enrollment	78 participants
Start Date	2023-08-03
Primary Completion	2025-08-03 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-08-03 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2023-08-14