A Randomised, Prospective, Double Blinded, Placebo Controlled Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Continuous Infusion Ankle Block Compared to Standard Single Bolus Block in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Foot and Ankle Surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN57941461

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2006-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgery: Foot and ankle Surgery Foot and ankle

Interventions

Continuous infusion ankle block vs standard single bolus block. Intention to treat analysis will be used. The outcomes of the two treatment groups will be evaluated using two-sample t tests, with 95%

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing ankle and hindfoot surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Dementia 2. Peripheral neuropathy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean patient visual analogue pain scores over 72 hours post-operatively.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Time to mobilise 2. Time to discharge	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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