Does a pain pump provide increased analgesia in forefoot reconstruction surgery?

ISRCTN ISRCTN78024440
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN78024440
Secondary identifying numbers N0051166093
Submission date
29/09/2006
Registration date
29/09/2006
Last edited
21/07/2010
Recruitment status
Stopped
Overall study status
Stopped
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Philip Stott
Scientific

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (PR)
Princess Royal
Lewes Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 4EX
United Kingdom

Email philstott@hotmail.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesIs a Patient Controlled Regional Anaesthesia (PCRA) technique better for patients undergoing forefoot reconstruction than the standard technique of nerve blocks and oral medication?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSurgery: Forefoot reconstruction
InterventionPatients will be randomised into either the pain pump group or the standard technique group. All will receive a standardised general anaesthetic. Post operatively, visual analogue pain scores and patient satisfaction will be recorded. The patients will be discharged with the pump in situ.

Added 20/07/10: the trial never started.
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measureVisual Analogue pain scores. Patient satisfaction levels.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/05/2005
Completion date01/05/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)Lack of staff/facilities/resources

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants30
Key inclusion criteria30 patients undergoing forefoot reconstruction.
Key exclusion criteria1. Allergy to local anaesthetic
2. Any patient with previous surgery to that foot
3. Any patient requiring more extensive surgery e.g. Weil's osteonomies
4. Allergies/intolerances to NSAIDs
Date of first enrolment01/05/2005
Date of final enrolment01/05/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (PR)
Haywards Heath
RH16 4EX
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK) NHS R&D Support Funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan