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Dexamethasone and Lower Extremity Block Duration

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01756586
Recruitment Status : Terminated (no logistical support to carry out the study fairly)
First Posted : December 27, 2012
Results First Posted : June 27, 2017
Last Update Posted : June 27, 2017
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Chicago

Study Description
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Brief 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.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Analgesia Duration Drug: Dexamethasone Drug: Bupivacaine Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 4 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Study Start Date : February 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2014

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Control
Plain bupivacaine
 Drug: Bupivacaine
Control
Experimental: Experimental
Bupivacaine with Dexamethasone
 Drug: Dexamethasone
Drug: Bupivacaine
Control


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Increase in the Duration of Block [ Time Frame: 3 days ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
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
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Locations
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United States, Illinois
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Chicago
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Responsible Party: University of Chicago
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01756586    
Other Study ID Numbers: IRB12-2198
First Posted: December 27, 2012    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: June 27, 2017
Last Update Posted: June 27, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017
Keywords provided by University of Chicago:
popliteal block
analgesia duration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Dexamethasone
Bupivacaine
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antiemetics
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Gastrointestinal Agents
Glucocorticoids
 Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Anesthetics, Local
Anesthetics
Central Nervous System Depressants
Sensory System Agents