NCT03527576

Block Duration After Spinal Block and iv Dexamethasone.

Block Duration After Spinal Block and iv Dexamethasone: a Randomized Controlled Double-blinded Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eric Albrecht · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It has been largely demonstrated that iv dexamethasone prolongs the duration of analgesia after peripheral nerve block. However, data are missing regarding the duration of analgesia after spinal block. The objective of this randomized controlled double-blinded trial is to assess whether intravenous dexamethasone administered after a spinal block, before the surgery would prolong sensory block characteristics without impacting the motor block duration.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain
• Lower Limb Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Dexamethasone	Intravenous injection of 0.15 mg/kg of dexamethasone before the surgery.
DRUG	NaCl 0.0308 MEQ/ML Injectable Solution	Intravenous injection of NaCl 0.9% before the surgery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-01
• Primary completion: 2021-11-01
• Completion: 2022-04-01
• First posted: 2018-05-17
• Last updated: 2022-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland