A prospective double-blinded randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of pre-emptive analgesia in forefoot surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN47246491

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2005-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Surgery: Forefoot Surgery Forefoot

Interventions

Patients meeting the inclusion criteria would be randomised to one of the two groups using a sealed envelope technique. One group of patients would receive an ankle block using 20ml of 0.25% bupivaca

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing bony forefoot surgery under a general anaesthetic 2. ASA grade 1-2 The sample size has been calculated by Dr Arts

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with chronic pain problems 2. Patients with peripheral neuropathy 3. Patients needing regular analgesics for other painful conditions 4. Children of the age of 16 or below

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Time of onset of post-operative pain 2. Pain scores at 4, 8 and 24 hours in both groups 3. Requirement of post-operative analgesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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