Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0244192219
Study information
Scientific title
Use of Popliteal Regional Anaesthetic Block in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To assess the use of local anaesthetic injection near the nerve which supplies the foot and ankle to relieve pain in the early postoperative period.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Prospective randomised double blinded controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
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Condition
Surgery: Foot and ankle
Intervention
Intervention arm: Popliteal block.
Control: routine intra-operative systemic analgesia
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Pain score on VAS scale
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
20/02/2007
Overall trial end date
20/08/2007
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Patients at Stepping Hill Hospital having general or spinal anaesthetic for surgery on the forefoot in which two or more toes are involved.
2. Hindfoot surgery
3. Ankle surgery
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
39 in each group, total 78
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Infection at puncture site
2. Systemic infection
3. Neurological damage to limb to be blocked
Recruitment start date
20/02/2007
Recruitment end date
20/08/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Orthopaedics
Stockport
SK2 7JE
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list