IV Steroids Versus Steroids Included in Block for Orthopedic Lower Limb Surgery

Completed · Early Phase 1 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Lower Limb Injury

In brief

IV and included steroids have produced the same length of block prolongation in adults as if the steroid was given with the nerve block. Clinically, this has not be noticed in children. The objective of this study is to examine this in young patients. The investigator will blindly give the steroid either in the IV or in the block solution (perineural). This is a prospective double blind study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03855059

Run by

University of Arizona

People needed

50

Starts

2019-06-05

Expected to finish

2020-06-26

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-21

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Scheduled to have a lower limb Orthopedic surgical procedure.
• Scheduled to have a nerve block placed for post operative analgesia.
• American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) Class I - III.

You may not qualify if…

• Not scheduled to have a nerve block placed for post operative analgesia.

Where it is running

• Banner University Medical Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States

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