Status:

COMPLETED

Comparing Classical Approach and Crosswise Approach to Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block

Lead Sponsor:

National University of Malaysia

Conditions:

Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Sensory and motor innervation below the knee is provided mainly by the popliteal-sciatic nerve except for a variable area of the medial leg supplied by the saphenous nerve. Regional anaesthesia and an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • planned for either elective or non-elective unilateral below-knee surgery at HUKM
  • patients aged 18 years and older and classified as physical status I, II, or III as dictated by the American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA)

Exclusion

  • included pregnant patients, those with a body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m², contraindicated to peripheral nerve block (such as existing nerve injury to the limb intended for surgery), patient refusal, severe coagulopathy, local anaesthetic (LA) allergy, active infection at the intended block site, patients unable to provide a pain score using a verbal numerical rating scale (VNRS)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07134608

Start Date

November 1 2023

End Date

November 30 2024

Last Update

August 21 2025

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Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 56000