Optimal Analgesia Following Metatarsal Surgery
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Study Title: Optimal Analgesia Following Metatarsal Surgery: a Prospective Randomised, Single-Blind Sham-Controlled Trial of Three Strategies
IRAS ID
147402
Contact name
James Stimpson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 10 months, 3 days
Research summary
There is currently a lack of evidence as how to best control pain from foot surgery. We seek to establish which technique of providing optimal post operative pain relief from the options of ankle nerve injection (block), forefoot (metatarsal block) or a combination of the two. As pain control influences return to function, we also seek to determine which of these approaches will result in an objective functional benefit to our participants. We will include participants who require surgical correction of a 1st metatarsal foot problem in a day surgery setting, who are willing and able to give informed consent, aged 18 years and above, but not if they have contraindication to general anaesthesia, nerve problems of feet, or had previous foot surgery. The study will be conducted at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn over 2 years.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/EE/0231
Date of REC Opinion
14 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion