NCT01376960

Ankle Block Versus Popliteal Fossa Block as Primary Anesthesia for Forefoot Surgical Procedures

Ankle Block Versus Popliteal Fossa Block as Primary Anesthesia for Forefoot Surgical Procedures: A Prospective Comparison

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 202 (actual)
• Sponsor: OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare, for the first time ever, single shot popliteal fossa blocks to ankle blocks as primary anesthesia for patients undergoing forefoot procedures. The primary outcome variable for this study is the percentage of patients that convert to general anesthesia following either a single shot popliteal fossa block or ankle block. H0: There is no difference in the percentage of patients that convert to general anesthesia between single shot popliteal fossa blocks and ankle blocks. HA: There will be a lower percentage of patients receiving a single shot popliteal fossa block that convert to general anesthesia compared to patients receiving an ankle block.

Conditions

• Anesthesia
• Forefoot Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	elective forefoot surgery	Includes both soft-tissue and osseous procedures.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2016-07-01
• First posted: 2011-06-20
• Last updated: 2016-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States