| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN93526301 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 28/09/2007 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0244192219 |
| Public title | Use of Popliteal Regional Anaesthetic Block in Foot and Ankle Surgery |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Surgery: Foot and ankle |
| Study hypothesis | To assess the use of local anaesthetic injection near the nerve which supplies the foot and ankle to relieve pain in the early postoperative period. |
| Design/methodology | Prospective randomised double blinded controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 1. Patients at Stepping Hill Hospital having general or spinal anaesthetic for surgery on the forefoot in which two or more toes are involved.
2. Hindfoot surgery
3. Ankle surgery |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | 1. Infection at puncture site
2. Systemic infection
3. Neurological damage to limb to be blocked |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 20/02/2007 |
| Anticipated end date | 20/08/2007 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 39 in each group, total 78 |
| Interventions | Intervention arm: Popliteal block.
Control: routine intra-operative systemic analgesia. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Pain score on VAS scale |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
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| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Mr R Dalal |
| Contact details | Orthopaedics
Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
United Kingdom
SK2 7JE |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN93526301 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
