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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000925044
ACTRN12610000925044
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In patients undergoing popliteal nerve blocks for foot surgery, is ultrasound guided administration of the block as good as or better than a nerve stimulator for providing intraoperative and postoperative pain relief?

Mr Harvinder Bedi0 sites150 target enrollmentNovember 1, 2010

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Pain relief during and after foot surgery
Sponsor
Mr Harvinder Bedi
Enrollment
150
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 1, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Mr Harvinder Bedi

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Foot Surgery which will last \<90 mins and require an overnight stay.
  • Calf tourniquet
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score I \- III

Exclusion Criteria

  • Known neuropathies
  • Diabetics with a neuropathy
  • Patients receiving muscle relaxant
  • Coagulopathy or on Anticoagulants
  • Infection / Skin problems precluding injection of block
  • Previous surgery in the popliteal region
  • Allergy to local anaesthetic
  • Patients on opioids for chronic analgesic therapy
  • Patients with a known Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) / neuroma
  • Renal / liver failure where post operative analgesia can not be used

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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