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Safety and Efficacy of Three Local Block Techniques for Diabetic Foot Surgery

NCT03155568 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2017-06-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Diabetic patients suffering diabetic foot disease have sever comorbidities, as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, autonomic neuropathy, infections and gastric reflux all of which contribute to a high risk profile for anesthesia.

failure rate associated with ankle or popliteal nerve block may be higher than accepted, the study hypothesized that combined ankle and popliteal block may increase the success rate with no added complications.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia, Regional

Interventions

PROCEDURE

sciatic nerve block

sciatic nerve block at popliteal fossa

PROCEDURE

ankle block

block of major nerves supplying the foot at the level of the ankle

DRUG

Bupivacaine

blocking the lower limb nerve supply at the level of the popliteal fossa and ankle using the local anesthetic bupivacaine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jehan S Ahmed, MD · Assiut University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-15
Primary Completion
2017-11-01
Completion
2017-12-01

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