RECRUITING

Quadratus Lumborum Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty

Description

The quadratus lumborum (QL) block is a fascial plane block that has been described to provide analgesia from T7-L3 dermatomes. The investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy of QL blocks in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The quadratus lumborum (QL) block is a fascial plane block that has been described to provide analgesia from T7-L3 dermatomes. The investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy of QL blocks in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).

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Quadratus Lumborum Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty

Condition
Pain, Postoperative
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Santa Monica

UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adult subjects undergoing elective primary total hip arthroplasty
  • * patients age \< 18,
  • * documented allergy to local anesthetic
  • * presence of peripheral neuropathy
  • * patients with current long term opioid use defined as receiving an opioid on most days in a 90 day period
  • * patients with a contraindication to spinal and regional anesthesia such as coagulopathy or infection at the site of the regional technique.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Los Angeles,

Pamela Chia, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Record Dates

2025-03