Does Perineural Dexamethasone Prolong Duration of a Nerve Block?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether dexamethasone as an adjuvant to
ropivacaine for adductor canal block increases duration of the sensory block, when
controlling for a systemic effect using a paired design and bilateral blocks.
The investigators hypothesize that adding dexamethasone to ropivacaine will prolong block
duration compared with ropivacaine + placebo.