NCT01641419

Trial Comparing Duration of Analgesia After Popliteal Fossa Sciatiac Nerve Block With Ropivacaine 0.5% When Combined With Placebo, Dexamethasone 4mg or Dexamethasone 8 mg

Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Duration of Analgesia After Popliteal Fossa Sciatiac Nerve Block With Ropivacaine 0.5% When Combined With Placebo, Dexamethasone 4mg or Dexamethasone 8 mg

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose is to find out if the addition of dexamethasone to ropivacaine 0.5% increases the duration of pain relief provided by popliteal sciatic nerve block performed for foot/ankle surgery. The investigators also want to find out if there is a difference between 4 and 8 mg dose of dexamethasone.

Conditions

• Pain, Sciatic Block

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Placebo	2 ml of saline added to 30 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% solution for nerve block
DRUG	Dexamethasone 4 mg	2 ml of dexamethasone 4 mg solution added to 30 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% solution for nerve block
DRUG	Dexamethasone 8 mg	2 ml of dexamethasone 8 mg solution added to 30 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% solution for nerve block

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2012-07-16
• Last updated: 2015-03-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States