A Study Comparing Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block to Single Shot Sciatic Nerve Block

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2015-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of postoperative symptoms of neurologic injury after a single shot infragluteal-parabiceps sciatic nerve block versus a continuous infragluteal-parabiceps sciatic nerve catheter.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Epinephrine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients ( ≥18 and ≤ 80) who are scheduled to undergo elective scheduled foot surgery and agreed to receive a sciatic nerve catheter as a part of their postoperative pain management. this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of hemostatic abnormalities

• chronic pain syndrome

• a foot deformity restricting normal foot movement

• severe liver or renal disease

• a preexisting neurologic disorder

• patient refusal to participate

• the presence of language barrier that prohibits proper communication with patient.