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Enrolling by invitation NCT05425979

Mepivacaine Versus Bupivacaine Onset Time in Ultrasound-guided Ankle Blocks

Phase IV Interventional Ankle Block Foot Surgery

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Mepivacaine, Bupivacaine.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Ankle Block, Foot Surgery. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
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Official title

Onset of Sensory Blockade in Ultrasound-Guided Ankle Block With Mepivacaine Versus Bupivacaine: A Randomized Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial

Overview

The purpose of this research is to determine if both local anesthetics (mepivacaine and bupivacaine) are similar in their onset of sensory block to assess the efficiency of ultrasound-guided ankle blocks in our practice. Currently it is the standard of care to perform ankles blocks with both mepivacaine and bupivacaine. However, given similarity in their safety profile researchers would like to compare if one is non-inferior to the other in terms of onset time of ankle block.

Interventions

  • Drug Mepivacaine
    Up to two 30 ml vials of mepivacaine 1.5% via ultrasound-guided nerve blockade of the tibial and deep peroneal nerves
  • Drug Bupivacaine
    Up to two 30 ml vials of bupivacaine 0.5% via ultrasound-guided nerve blockade of the tibial and deep peroneal nerves

Primary outcome measures

  • Onset of sensory Blockage [Time frame: 20 minutes]
Secondary outcome measures (9)
  • Block Failure [Time frame: 20 minutes]
  • Pain Scores [Time frame: Post-procedural, approximately 2-4 hours]
  • Total opioid received intra-operatively [Time frame: Intra-operatively, approximately 4-6 hours]
  • Time to first opioid use [Time frame: 24 hours]
  • Number of complications [Time frame: 24 hour]
  • Total anesthesia-related time [Time frame: 20 minutes]
  • Overall Benefit of Analgesia Score (OBAS) [Time frame: 24 hours after discharge]
  • Total opioid use after discharge [Time frame: 24 hours after discharge]
  • Duration of the ankle block [Time frame: 24 hours after discharge]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years old.
  • Patients who provide informed consent to participate.
  • Patients undergoing foot surgery who require a peripheral nerve block of the ankle as primary anesthesia.
  • ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology) Physical Status Classification I - III.

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to consent.
  • Allergy to local anesthetic.
  • Infection at site of injection.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Coagulopathy.
  • Hepatic or renal failure.
  • Preexisting neuropathy in operative limb.
  • Planned spinal anesthetic or general anesthesia.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05425979 · 22-000140

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗