A Study Comparing Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block to Single Shot Sciatic Nerve Block

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Fracture of Foot

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of postoperative symptoms of neurologic injury after a single shot infragluteal-parabiceps sciatic nerve block versus a continuous infragluteal-parabiceps sciatic nerve catheter.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01615939

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

17

Starts

2012-06-01

Expected to finish

2015-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• all patients ( ≥18 and ≤ 80) who are scheduled to undergo elective scheduled foot surgery and agreed to receive a sciatic nerve catheter as a part of their postoperative pain management. this study.

You may not qualify if…

• history of hemostatic abnormalities
• chronic pain syndrome
• a foot deformity restricting normal foot movement
• severe liver or renal disease
• a preexisting neurologic disorder
• patient refusal to participate
• the presence of language barrier that prohibits proper communication with patient.

Where it is running

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

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