NCT01229696

Continuous Popliteal Nerve Blocks: Effect of Perineural Catheter Tip Location Relative to the Sciatic Nerve Bifurcation on Postoperative Analgesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Diego · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Research study to determine the relationship between perineural catheter tip location relative to the sciatic nerve bifurcation and postoperative analgesia for continuous popliteal nerve blocks.

Detailed description

Hypothesis: During a continuous popliteal nerve block, postoperative analgesia will be improved with the perineural catheter tip at the level of the sciatic nerve bifurcation compared to when the catheter tip is 5 cm cephalad/proximal to the bifurcation.

Conditions

• Popliteal Nerve Block
• Foot Surgery
• Ankle Surgery
• Popliteal Bifurcation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Catheter Placed At Bifurcation	Patients randomized to this group will receive a sciatic nerve block placed at the bifurcaton of the sciatic nerve and outcome measures will be tested.
PROCEDURE	Catheter Placed 5cm Above Bifurcation	Patients randomized to this group will receive a sciatic nerve block placed 5cm above the bifurcaton of the sciatic nerve and outcome measures will be tested.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2010-10-28
• Last updated: 2016-04-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States