Displacement of Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Catheters After Major Foot and Ankle Surgery

Kolding Sygehus

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Regional Anesthesia

Treatments: Device: B Braun Contiplex S catheter; Procedure: Ultrasound guided long axis (LAX) placement of sciatic nerve catheters; Procedure: Ultrasound guided short axis (SAX) placement of sciatic nerve catheters

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02200016

2014-000707-28

Details and patient eligibility

About

Displacement of popliteal sciatic nerve catheters after major foot and ankle surgery. A randomized controlled double blinded MRI study comparing long versus short axis catheter placement. Which procedure for insertion of nerve catheters for postoperative pain after major foot and ankle surgery is the best

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 18 y.
• Major foot and ankle surgery postoperativ pain treatment with sciatic nerve catheter r
• Written and informed concent

Exclusion criteria

• Patient uanble to cooperate
• Patients not speaking and understanding Danish or English
• Patiens in immunosuppresive treatment
• Patienter with neuropathys in lower extremities
• Allergies to the in the protocole listes medicines
• A daily opoid intake
• Pregnant women
• Patients not meeting MR-criterias (metal, claustofobia...)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

SAX

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound guided short axis (SAX) placement of sciatic nerve catheters

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound guided short axis (SAX) placement of sciatic nerve catheters

Device: B Braun Contiplex S catheter

LAX

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ultrasound guided long axis (LAX) placement of sciatic nerve catheters

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound guided long axis (LAX) placement of sciatic nerve catheters

Device: B Braun Contiplex S catheter