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Continuous Tibial Nerve Block Versus Single Shot Tibial Nerve Block

NCT01555216 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2016-05-27

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Summary

Foot surgery often causes severe and prolonged pain postoperatively. Prior methods of postoperative pain control included oral narcotics, single injection regional techniques and more recently continuous nerve catheters. Recent studies have demonstrated a benefit with continuous popliteal catheters when compared to single injection techniques in regards to postoperative pain control and patient satisfaction for foot surgeries.

Nerve blocks in the popliteal fossa involve both the common peroneal nerve and the tibial nerve. The innervation to the plantar surface of the forefoot involves the tibial nerve and does not involve the peroneal nerve. The purpose of this study is to compare the continuous posterior tibial nerve catheter with a single injection posterior tibial nerve block when used as part of a surgical ankle block for forefoot surgery.

Conditions

  • Hallux Valgus

Interventions

DRUG

Single injection posterior tibial nerve block

5 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine

DRUG

Posterior tibial nerve catheter

5ml bolus of 0.5% ropivacaine with 3 ml/h of 0.2% ropivacaine with a bolus every two hours

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Antoun Nader, MD · Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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