3 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The primary investigators in this study plan to investigate serum concentrations of ropivacaine in pediatric patients who already receive as standard of care a continuous wound catheter after an iliac crest alveolar bone graft harvest for completion of a previous cleft palate repair. The goals of this study are 1) to determine serum concentrations (free, unbound) of ropivacaine 2) To evaluate pain scores during the perioperative period to determine efficacy of wound catheters for postoperative analgesia for iliac crest bone graft harvest.
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate if the use of Bone Morphogenic Protein(BMP)/Demineralized Bone Matrix (DBM) versus the use of autologous Iliac Crest Bone Graft (ICBG) will result in an increase in total cost effectiveness for patients undergoing alveolar bone graft (ABG) for Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) and to see if patients who are treated with DBM/BMP will have reduced post-operative pain scores,reduced operative times,and similar rates of bone healing compared to conventional ICBG.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a pain medication called liposomal bupivacaine (brand name EXPAREL®) with epinephrine will provide better pain control, increased activity, and reduced use of opioids compared with the standard treatment for patients age 6 years and older with cleft lip and palate who have had an alveolar bone graft surgery. Investigators will look at: * pain scores at hip and jaw sites * opioid use in amount and frequency * scores on activity questionnaires Researchers will compare the results of these items with those of patients who had the standard treatment of bupivacaine with epinephrine.