Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:12 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:12 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00616603
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18-80 yrs, male or female subjects.
* Subjects must be scheduled to undergo total knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia with consent for a femoral and sciatic nerve block post operatively for pain control.
* American Society of Anesthesiology Class 1,2,3,or 4.
* Capable of speaking and understanding English sufficiently to provide written informed consent and able to respond when asked.
* Weight \> or equal to 60kg.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any allergies or hypersensitivity to ropivacaine or dexamethasone.
* Subject is on chronic steroids preoperatively for any reason.
* History of chronic pain syndrome (i.e. CPRS, Lumbar radiculopathy).
* History of documented or stated nerve damage or neuropathy to the surgical lower extremity.
* Contraindication to placement of sciatic nerve block.
* Sciatic block placement failure.
* Subject mistakenly receives steroids intraoperatively.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT00616603
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00616603