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Tibial Nerve Versus Sciatic Nerve Block

NCT01415193 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2015-03-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyse the ability to selectively block the posterior tibial nerve sparing the function of the common peritoneal nerve. To assess the efficacy of blocking the posterior tibial nerve will give the same post-operative pain relief after total knee surgery compared to a sciatic nerve block.

Conditions

  • Post Operative Analgesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Selective Tibial Nerve block

Use of selective pain block.

PROCEDURE

Sciatic Nerve Block

Use of Sciatic Nerve Block

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Trinity Health Of New England

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sanjay Sinha, MD · Saint Francis Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-03-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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