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Effect of Dexamethasone and Epinephrine on the Duration of Sciatic Nerve Blocks With Ropivacaine

NCT02104778 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2015-07-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the present study is to test that adding dexamethasone or epinephrine significantly prolongs the duration of sciatic nerve blocks with ropivacaine and that the magnitude of the effect differs among dexamethasone and epinehrine.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone

In dexamethasone group, dexamethasone 8 mg is added to 0.5% ropivacaine 20 ml for sciatic nerve block.

DRUG

Epinephrine

Epinephrine 1:200,000 is added to 0.5% ropivacaine 20 ml for sciatic nerve block

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yeungnam University College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sangjin Park, M.D. · Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyung-Dong, Nam-Gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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