NCT01415193

Tibial Nerve Versus Sciatic Nerve Block

Selective Tibial Nerve Block vs Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block in Patients Having Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Trinity Health Of New England · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyse the ability to selectively block the posterior tibial nerve sparing the function of the common peritoneal nerve. To assess the efficacy of blocking the posterior tibial nerve will give the same post-operative pain relief after total knee surgery compared to a sciatic nerve block.

Conditions

• Post Operative Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Selective Tibial Nerve block	Use of selective pain block.
PROCEDURE	Sciatic Nerve Block	Use of Sciatic Nerve Block

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-03-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2011-08-11
• Last updated: 2015-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States