Continuous Popliteal Nerve Blocks: Effect of Perineural Catheter Tip Location Relative to the Sciatic Nerve Bifurcation on Postoperative Analgesia

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Popliteal Nerve Block, Foot Surgery, Ankle Surgery, Popliteal Bifurcation

In brief

Research study to determine the relationship between perineural catheter tip location relative to the sciatic nerve bifurcation and postoperative analgesia for continuous popliteal nerve blocks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01229696

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

150

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• undergoing surgery with a popliteal perineural catheter for postoperative analgesia
• age 18 years or older

You may not qualify if…

• pregnancy
• inability to communicate with the investigators and hospital staff
• incarceration
• clinical neuropathy in the surgical extremity
• chronic high-dose opioid use
• a history of opioid abuse
• surgery outside of ipsilateral sciatic and saphenous nerve distributions

Where it is running

• UCSD Medical Centers (Hillcrest and Thornton) — San Diego, California, United States

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