The Use of Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine for Sciatic Nerve Block

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: The Duration of Motor Block May Vary Between 12-36 Hrs

In brief

The duration of motor block for infragluteal parabiceps sciatic nerve block following total knee replacement may vary between 12-36 hrs depending on the amount of local anesthetic given.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01272921

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

142

Starts

2010-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients (>18 years of age) who are undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty will be included in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion criteria for the study are patient refusal to be included in the study, contraindications to regional anesthesia, history of allergy to amide local anesthetics, the presence of a progressive neurological deficit, the presence of coagulopathy or infection, or pregnancy

Where it is running

• Northwestern University, Feingberg School of Medicine — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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