Overview

Continuous Versus Intermittent Sciatic Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The role of a sciatic block in addition to a femoral block remains controversial. The study addresses this topic by comparing a continuous block versus an injection on demand.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Kreiskrankenhaus Dormagen
Treatments:
Ropivacaine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

- failure to establish femoral and sciatic block

- insufficient analgesic effect of the block

- patient declines to participate