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Comparing Two Ways to Block Nerve Pain for Below-Knee Surgery: Lying on Your Back vs. Lying on Your Side

Comparison of ultrasound guided supine (crosswise approach to popliteal sciatic nerve- CAPS) and lateral approaches to popliteal sciatic nerve block for below knee surgeries - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/11/076388
Enrollment
78
Registered
2024-11-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-11-11

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Positioning patient in lateral position: Group L will be in lateral position and nerve will be first scanned and visibility scoring noted After that number of needle passes to reach the

Sponsors

Aishath Soifa Shareef
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA PS I - III Patients scheduled to undergo procedures below knee and not requiring application of a tourniquet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hemodynamically unstable patients Patients in ketoacidosis Known allergy to local anesthetics Known bleeding tendencies Infection at the site of injection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visibility score of sciatic nerveTimepoint: At the time of scanning inside OT

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time taken to identify sciatic nerve visually Timepoint: Observer 1 Postgraduate will record the time from start of scanning to identifying the nerve;Nerve depthTimepoint: Measured when an appropriate image is seen on screen just before giving the block;Number of needle passesTimepoint: Number of times the needle has to be passed to reach the nerve to give the block;Time taken for onset of blockTimepoint: From the time of giving the drug to the time of loss of pain sensation;ComplicationsTimepoint: from the time of giving block till the end of surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anitha Nileshwar

KMC, MAHE Manipal

anitharshenoy@gmail.com9880842121

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026