A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Contribution of the Saphenous Nerve in Ankle Pain of Patients With Degenerative Joint Disease of the Ankle

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01716650

Enrollment

Registered

2012-10-30

Start date

2012-10-31

Completion date

2016-09-30

Last updated

2019-04-08

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Conditions

Degenerative Joint Disease of the Ankle

Keywords

ankle, saphenous nerve block

Brief summary

To assess the pain scores before and after saphenous nerve block placement in patients with degenerative joint disease of the ankle

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients evaluated with osteoarthritis who are surgical candidates for ankle fusion or total ankle replacement. * Registered patients at Mayo Clinic in Florida with scheduled visit to see Dr.Whalen

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with lower extremity diabetic neuropathy * History of prior trauma of ankle with residual nerve injury * Current medication of pregabalin or gabalin * Allergy to lidocaine.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Ankle pain	30 minutes	Patient's ankle pain will be assessed prior to and after the nerve block. The study will assess if pain score is lower after the saphenous nerve block

Countries

United States

Outcome results