Status:
COMPLETED
Echogenic Versus Stimulating Needle and Catheter for Sciatic Blocks
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis Knee
Postoperative Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Patients scheduled for total knee replacements and suitable for sciatic nerve block will be randomized to one of 2 groups. Group 1 will have the nerve block performed using a standard Pajunk block ne...
Detailed Description
A total of 70 patients with ASA physical status 1 to 4, scheduled for elective total knee arthroplasty and deemed suitable to receive a sciatic nerve block will be included in the study. They will be ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients age 18-80 years listed for total knee arthroplasty.
- ASA I-IV.
- Able to give informed consent
- Able to cooperate with study protocol.
Exclusion
- Standard contraindication to regional anaesthesia/analgesia: local infection, coagulopathy, local anaesthetic allergy, patient refusal, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, pre-existing nerve injury)
- Inability to consent
- Patient refusal
- Pregnant patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01492660
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
January 1 2013
Last Update
April 23 2013
Active Locations (1)
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London Health Sciences Centre University Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5