Compare numbing medicines for ankle blocks in foot surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests which numbing medicine works faster for an ultrasound-guided ankle nerve block during foot surgery: mepivacaine or bupivacaine. It may help improve comfort by reducing how long it takes for the numbness to start.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older.
- You can understand the study and sign consent.
- You are having foot surgery and your main pain control plan is an ankle nerve block (with ultrasound).
- Your general health is in the range ASA I to III (generally healthy to moderately ill).
- You do not have an allergy to local anesthetic numbing medicines.
- You are not pregnant and do not have infection at the injection site.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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