Dexamethasone and Lower Extremity Block Duration

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2014-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Dexamethasone has shown to prolong upper extremity blocks. No one ha studied its effect on lower extremity blocks. The study would evaluate that point.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Treatments: BB 1101; Bupivacaine; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18-75

2. foot surgery

3. no contraindication to regional anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

1. opioid dependent

2. chronic pain condition

3. peripheral neuropathy