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Effect of Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks, Combined with General Anesthesia, in Postoperative Pain Levels and Phantom Limb Pain Development in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Amputation

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DIMITRIOS KATSAROS

Status

Completed

Conditions

Anesthesia, Local
Amputation
Phantom Limb Pain

Treatments

Procedure: Peripheral Nerve Block

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06693427
GGennimatasGH 8473

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to determine the effect of femoral and sciatic nerve blocks, combined with general anesthesia, in postoperative pain levels and phantom limb pain development in patients undergoing lower limb amputation.

Enrollment

72 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing lower limb amputation 10cm cephalad or 10cm caudal of the knee, due to Peripheral Arterial Disease

Exclusion criteria

  • Any form of dementia
  • Prior chronic neuropathic pain as assessed with DN4 questionnaire
  • Surgery under neuraxial anaesthesia
  • Inability to complete a Numeric Rating Scale to assess pain
  • Contraindication to ropivacaine

Trial design

72 participants in 2 patient groups

General Anesthesia
Description:
Patients receiving general anesthesia only.
General Anesthesia + Blocks
Description:
Patients receiving general anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks
Treatment:
Procedure: Peripheral Nerve Block

Trial contacts and locations

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