Evaluation of Block Duration in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Diabete animal studies demonstrated a longer period recovery after local anesthetic injection
(perineural administration). No clinical study demonstrated a prolonged nerve block duration
in diabete type 2 patients after peripheral nerve block. The investigators hypothesized that
block recovery is delayed in diabetic patients.