Independent directory Public ClinicalTrials.gov records United States
ClinicalTrials.gov record
Completed No phase listed Observational

Impact of Opioid Avoidance Protocol for ACL Reconstruction

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06340932

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06340932. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

ClinicalTrials.gov public records Last synced Sep 2, 2026, 2:27 PM EDT

Data is sourced from official ClinicalTrials.gov public API records. Always review the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for the latest information.

Official title

Impact of Opioid Avoidance Protocol for ACL Reconstruction Surgery

Brief summary

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

This is a prospective, quasi-experimental, cohort study comparing patients treated with one of two postoperative pain management protocols. The two protocols assessed will be the current standard of care protocol for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) postoperative pain control utilized by Dr. Matthew Varacallo and then an opioid avoidance protocol that is planned to be implemented on the Spring of 2024. The study is voluntary, however all patients will be treated with either of the two protocols depending on their date of surgery. This study will include patients aged 15 years and older who consent to the participation in the study. Patients will be identified utilizing the operative surgeon's appointment calendar and will be screened and offered inclusion in the study if applicable at their pre-operative visit. Data will be collected via patient medication and pain diary, phone call, and clinician administration of standardized outcome questionnaires. Patients will be included in the standard of care group if ACLR is performed prior to the change in protocol in the Spring of 2024 or the opioid avoidance group if performed after the protocol change. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the opioid avoidance protocol on opioid use in milligrams of morphine equivalent (MME) from postoperative day (POD) 0 to 7 after ACLR compared to the current standard of care pain management protocol. Secondary objectives are to: * evaluate the effects of an opioid avoidance protocol on the daily average numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores from POD0-7 * evaluate the effects of an opioid avoidance protocol on the daily worst NRS pain score from POD0-7 * evaluate the ability to recover opioid free through 7, 30, and 60 days * evaluate the quality of recovery 15 (QoR-15) scores on POD2 * assess the number of opioid prescriptions required by patients in the 60 day recover period * assess Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) pain and symptom scales at 8 weeks post-operatively between groups.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT06340932
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Matthew Varacallo
Other
Enrollment
32 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
15 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Apr 26, 2024
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2025
Completion
Jan 31, 2025
Last update posted
Mar 6, 2025

2024 – 2025

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois Pennsylvania 15801

Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.

About this trial record page

What this page shows
Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06340932, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
What this page does not do
No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
Where the data comes from
Sourced from the official ClinicalTrials.gov public API. The official record is the source of truth.
Last refresh
Last update posted Mar 6, 2025 · Synced Sep 2, 2026

Related: full search, browse by condition, browse by drug or therapy, browse by sponsor, browse by U.S. city.

Open the official record

The complete protocol, eligibility criteria, and contact information for NCT06340932 live on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View official ClinicalTrials.gov record →