Effect of Dexamethasone and Epinephrine on the Duration of Sciatic Nerve Blocks With Ropivacaine

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of the present study is to test that adding dexamethasone or epinephrine significantly prolongs the duration of sciatic nerve blocks with ropivacaine and that the magnitude of the effect differs among dexamethasone and epinehrine.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Yeungnam University College of Medicine
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II

• patients undergoing elective hallux valgus repair

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients receiving chronic analgesic therapy

• diabetes

• peripheral neuropathies

• psychiatric disorders

• hypersensitivity to amide local anesthetics

• renal disorders