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Nerve Block for Pain Control After Fracture Surgery

NCT05391464 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2022-05-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Surgical treatment for patients with a fracture of the ankle or distal radius is commonly offered on an outpatient basis. Patients are routinely discharged from hospital within 4 hours of their procedure. The surgery is commonly performed under peripheral nerve block with sedation, or under general anesthesia with postoperative peripheral nerve block, (if required for analgesic purposes). It is unclear which of these two strategies offers patients superior pain relief in the first few days following surgery. This trial aims to compare the pain intensity and analgesic medication consumption between patients in these two groups.

Conditions

  • Ankle Fractures
  • Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Peripheral Nerve Block

Utilized preoperatively with sedation during surgery, or postoperatively for additional anesthesia after GA.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • MaineGeneral Health

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-16
Primary Completion
2025-05-18
Completion
2025-06-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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