NCT01049906

Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block Catheter Placement for Foot Surgery

A Study to Determine the Quality of Sensory and Motor Blockade of Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block Catheters Placed Under Ultrasound Guidance With and Without Nerve Stimulation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Hypothesis: When performed under ultrasound guidance, there is improvement in the sensory and motor blockade obtained with stimulating popliteal catheters versus those placed without nerve stimulation.

Conditions

• Foot Surgery
• Ankle Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Placement of nerve block catheter	Placement of nerve block catheter with nerve stimulator and ultrasound
PROCEDURE	Placement of nerve block catheter	Placement of nerve block catheter with ultrasound only

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2010-01-15
• Last updated: 2012-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States