NCT01522534

Randomized Double Blind Controlled Trial Comparing a Blind Sciatic Nerve Block in the Popliteal Fossa to Intravenous Morphine for Traumatic Severe Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacity of a simple blind technic of loco regional anaesthesia of the sciatic nerve compared to the gold standard in emergency medecine : the intravenous morphine for treated the severe pain of leg, ankle or foot trauma in the prehospital setting and mountain rescue.

Detailed description

Severe pain due to leg, ankle or foot trauma do not beneficiated of a simple loco regional anaesthesia technic. Loco regional anesthesia is superior to intravenous morphine for treating severe pain and specially during transportation and mobilization of the patient. The purpose of the study is to assessed a new technic of blind sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa in the pre hospital setting compared to the intravenous morphine. The blind technic is a modified technic of the classic sciatic nerve block with nerve stimulation.

Conditions

• Injuries
• Pain
• Emergencies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Mepivacaine	mepivacaine 1% 20 ml corresponding to 200 mg
DRUG	Morphine	Morphine alone with a placebo nerve block

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2012-01-31
• Last updated: 2019-11-20

Locations

6 sites across 1 country: France