Trial Comparing Duration of Analgesia After Popliteal Fossa Sciatiac Nerve Block With Ropivacaine 0.5% When Combined With Placebo, Dexamethasone 4mg or Dexamethasone 8 mg

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain, Sciatic Block

In brief

The purpose is to find out if the addition of dexamethasone to ropivacaine 0.5% increases the duration of pain relief provided by popliteal sciatic nerve block performed for foot/ankle surgery. The investigators also want to find out if there is a difference between 4 and 8 mg dose of dexamethasone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01641419

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

0

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 18-64
• ASA Physcial Status classification 1-3
• Foot and ankle surgery at Ben Taub General Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• diabetes mellitus
• peripheral neuropathy
• coagulopathy
• allergy to study drugs
• systemic glucocorticoid treatment (for 2 weeks or more) within 6 months of surgery
• chronic opioid use at home
• patient inability to properly describe pain to investigators
• pregancy
• prisoners
• patient or surgeon refusal

Where it is running

• Ben Taub General Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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