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Pre-emptive Sciatic Bloc to Prevent Lower Limb Phantom Pain

NCT00528463 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2010-02-02

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Summary

Phantom limb pain is a complication of amputation. Although pre-empitve epidural analgesia was once thought to prevent such a com plication, recent studies did not demonstrate this. Peripheral blocks are more powerful then epidurals, and can even influence somatotropic representation in the brain. This a prospective case series in which the investigators hope to show a decrease, against historical control, of the incidence of post-operative amputation lower limb phantom pain. The investigators established the block at least 24 hours pre-operative and continue it for at least 2 days. Patient are followed daily for the 1st 3 days and then up to 3 month for the incidence of phantom limb pain. The investigators hope to recruit 30 patients.

Conditions

  • Phantom Limb Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

sciatic nerve block

Sciatic nerve block, Labatt approach, with a stimuplex needle and catheter. Once localized, a bolus of 20 mL ropivacaine 1,0% is given through the catheter and is followed by a perfusion of ropivacaine 0,2% 6-10 mL/hre for at least 24 hours pre-op and 48 hours post-op

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université de Sherbrooke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ETIENNE DE MEDICIS, MD, MSC · Université de Sherbrooke

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Primary Completion
2007-09-30
Completion
2007-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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