High Ankle Block Versus Regional Block for Acute Pain Control After Ankle Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Ankle Surgery

Treatments: Procedure: Nerve block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03894098

18-002398

Details and patient eligibility

About

Researchers are trying to determine if a high ankle block during ankle surgery provides the same pain relief as the standard regional block.

Full description

Participants scheduled for elective ankle surgery will be randomized to have either a high ankle nerve block or a regional nerve block. Pain levels after surgery will be assessed to determine whether one type of block provides better pain relief compared to the other.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults undergoing elective foot and ankle surgery
• Adults ≥18 years, intact presurgical peripheral sensation based on 5.07 monofilament testing, foot and ankle surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• Presurgical neurologic discrepancies (peripheral neuropathy, radiculopathy)
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• peripheral nerve surgery
• Surgery above the level of the tibiotalar joint
• Narcotic dependency
• Anyone unable to receive a high ankle block

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Single shot regional popliteal and saphenous block

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard of care traditional single shot popliteal / saphenous regional block for acute pain control after elective ankle surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Nerve block

High ankle block

Experimental group

Description:

High ankle block for acute pain control after elective ankle surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Nerve block