Efficacy of Popliteal Nerve Blocks With and Without Dexamethasone on the Duration of Analgesia for Foot & Ankle Surgery
Information source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Condition(s) targeted: Foot and Ankle Procedures
Intervention: Dexamethasone (Drug); Saline (Drug)
Phase: Phase 4
Status: Completed
Sponsored by: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s): Roya Yumul, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Summary
The purpose of this research study to evaluate the effects of dexamethasone as an addition
to peripheral nerve block (Put the nerve to sleep with Bupivacaine a numbing medication) on
length of pain relief (analgesia), postoperative narcotic (opioids) requirements, pain
scores, and patient satisfaction after foot and ankle procedures.
Clinical Details
Official title: Prospective Randomized Double Blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Popliteal Nerve Blocks With and Without Dexamethasone on the Duration of Analgesia for Foot & Ankle Surgery.
Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Primary outcome: Postoperative pain using a Verbal Rating Scale
Secondary outcome: Nausea and vomiting will be measured with follow uppatient satisfaction Opioid consumption length of analgesia
Eligibility
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: 90 Years.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 100 patients (50 per group) undergoing foot and ankle procedures
- Willingness and ability to sign an informed consent document
- No allergies to anesthetic or analgesic medications
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)physical status Class I - III
- Aged 18-90 years,either sex
Exclusion Criteria:
- Refusal to participate in the study
- Age<18 or> 90 years -
- Contraindications to regional blockage including but not limited to:
- Patient refusal to regional blockade
- Infection at the site of needle insertion
- Systemic infection
- Bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
Locations and Contacts
Cedars Sinai Medical center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
Additional Information
Starting date: August 2013
Last updated: February 26, 2015
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