Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block: Intraneural or Extraneural?

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Aim of this study is to demonstrate the advantages of intraneural injection over extraneural injection in terms of onset and duration on peripheral block. In addition we will evaluate the frequency of possible adverse effects.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I-II

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurological diseases

• Diabetes

• Allergies to used drugs

• Chronic pain in treatment

• Electrophysiological alterations at time zero analysis