Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasound Guidance Versus Electrical Stimulation for Continuous Popliteal-Sciatic Nerve Blocks
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Diego
Conditions:
Postoperative Pain
Foot Numbness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Research study to determine if pain relief following foot and/or ankle surgery is influenced by the technique used to place perineural catheter. The catheters are placed using ultrasound-guidance or n...
Detailed Description
Specific Aim 1: To determine the relationship between perineural catheter placement technique (ultrasound-guidance and electrical stimulation) and quality of postoperative analgesia during continuous ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Undergoing surgery with a planned popliteal-sciatic perineural catheter for postoperative analgesia
- Expected postoperative pain to be at least moderate in severity the day following surgery (often not adequately treatable with oral analgesics alone)
- Age 18 years or older
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Inability to communicate wiht the investigators and hospital staff
- Incarceration
- Current chronic opioid use (daily opioid equivalent of \>10mg oxycodone for more than the previous four weeks)
- History of alcohol or opioid abuse
- Neuropathy in the surgical extremity
- Any physical, mental or medical conditions which may confound quantifying postoperative pain resulting from surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00876681
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
October 8 2009
Active Locations (1)
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UCSD Medical Center
San Diego, California, United States, 92103