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Ultrasound-guided sural nerve and tibial nerve block provides comparable analgesia to popliteal sciatic nerve block following calcaneal surgery: a single center randomized controlled double-blind study

Ultrasound-guided sural nerve and tibial nerve block provides comparable analgesia to popliteal sciatic nerve block following calcaneal surgery: a single center randomized controlled double-blind study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400081163
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-02-26
Start date
2024-03-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

nerve block

Interventions

ST group:In ST group, participants received sural nerve and tibial nerve blocks.
PS group:In PS group, participants received popliteal sciatic nerve blocks.

Sponsors

Department of Anesthesiology, Jinjiang Municipal Hospital, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Fujian Campus
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for internal fixation surgery of calcaneal fractures at Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital were enrolled in this study, who had an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I-II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients meeting the following criteria were excluded from the study: 1) Allergic reactions to local anesthetics; 2) Infection at the puncture site; 3) Central nervous system diseases or peripheral neuropathies; 4) Severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases; 5) Coagulation disorders; 6) Inability to communicate due to language barriers; 7) Opioid analgesic addiction.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the postoperative visual analog scales (VAS) for pain at awakening, 2, 6, 12, and 24 h after surgery;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
puncture time;onset time of nerve block;Satisfaction with pain management;application of postoperative analgesics;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJialin Cai

Jinjiang Municipal Hospital, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Fujian Campus

364376249@qq.com+86 152 6085 2001

Outcome results

None listed

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