Dexamethasone as a lower limb block adjuvant for foot and ankle surgery

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Analgesia after foot/ankle surgery; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610001016022
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Michael Fredrickson

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Patients requiring surgical anaesthesia for foot/ankle surgery under the care of the principal and co-investigators.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria will include patient refusal for lower limb block, known neuropathy involving the limb undergoing surgery, and known allergy to amide local anaesthetic drugs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of analgesic effectiveness measured by time to first onset of operative site pain as assessed by patient interrogation.[24 hours postoperatively, and again at 48 hours postoperatively for patients who have not experienced pain on postoperative day 1.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative pain as assessed by patient questionnaire using numerical rating pain score (0-10).[24 hours postoperatively, and again at 48 hours];Patient satisfaction as assessed by patient questionnaire using a simple numerical rating satisfaction scale (0-10).[48 hours postoperatively]