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Ultrasound Guided Popliteal Fossa Block. Does Blockade Distal to Sciatic Nerve Bifurcation Speed Onset Time? A Prospective, Randomized Trial

NCT00803426 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2017-11-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sciatic nerve block is used routinely in ankle and foot surgery. It is applied often by a posterior approach at the popliteal fossa, near where the nerve divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves. Due to the size of the sciatic nerve, the largest in the body, infiltration of anesthetic and onset of anesthesia can take a significant amount of time. This study hypothesizes that selectively blocking both the common peroneal and the tibial nerves distal to the bifurcation may result in a faster block onset than blockade of the sciatic nerve proximal to its bifurcation.

Conditions

  • Ankle/Foot Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Sciatic nerve blockade for ankle/foot surgery

Injection of local anesthetic near the nerve to achieve anesthesia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anahi Perlas, MD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-04-30
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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