Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-26 @ 4:00 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-26 @ 4:00 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01586806
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients undergoing ambulatory surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with a patella tendon autograft.
* ASA I-III \[American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status classification system\]
* BMI \< 35
* Smokers included
* Ages 16-65
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients on steroids or requiring stress dose steroids
* BMI \> 35
* Patient refusal
* Allergy to study medications,
* NRS scores \> 3 with frequent opioid use (including tramadol) prior to surgery-daily for greater than 3 weeks
* Lower extremity neurological dysfunction
* Diabetic (NIDDM, insulin-dependent and/or oral hypoglycemic dependent)
* Not in included age range (under 16 or over 65 years of age)
* Contraindications to the use of dexamethasone
* Non-English speaking patients. We will be using the Short Form 8 Health Survey, as well as the OR-SDS questionnaire (these are in English; any translations would have to be separately validated).
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
16 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT01586806
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01586806