# Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block: Intraneural or Extraneural?

> **NCT01987128** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO** · enrollment: 88 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hallux Valgus

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Intraneural injection
- **PROCEDURE:** Extraneural injection
- **DRUG:** Ropivacaine
- **DEVICE:** PAJUNK SonoPlex 22G needle.

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01987128
- **Lead sponsor:** ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-11
- **Primary completion:** 2015-02
- **Final completion:** 2015-02
- **Target enrollment:** 88 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2015-02-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01987128

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01987128, "Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block: Intraneural or Extraneural?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01987128. Licensed CC0.

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