Status:

COMPLETED

IV Steroids Versus Steroids Included in Block for Orthopedic Lower Limb Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Arizona

Conditions:

Lower Limb Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-25 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

IV and included steroids have produced the same length of block prolongation in adults as if the steroid was given with the nerve block. Clinically, this has not be noticed in children. The objective ...

Detailed Description

The subject has a 50/50 chance of receiving either cohort. After the subject is randomized to receive either steroid given IV or with the nerve block, the subject is anesthetized and the subject will ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Scheduled to have a lower limb Orthopedic surgical procedure.
  • Scheduled to have a nerve block placed for post operative analgesia.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) Class I - III.

Exclusion

  • Not scheduled to have a nerve block placed for post operative analgesia.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 5 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 26 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03855059

Start Date

June 5 2019

End Date

June 26 2020

Last Update

July 21 2021

Active Locations (1)

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Banner University Medical Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719