# Spinal Versus General Anesthesia With Popliteal and Adductor Canal Blocks for Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery.

> **NCT02996591** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital for Special Surgery, New York** · enrollment: 36 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Nerve Block
- General Anesthesia
- Spinal Anesthesia
- Pain
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** 25 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine plus 2 mg preservative-free (PF) dexamethasone / 30 ml for popliteal nerve block
- **PROCEDURE:** 10 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine plus 2 mg preservative-free (PF) dexamethasone / 30 ml for adductor canal nerve block
- **DRUG:** Midazolam, 2-5 mg IV + Glycopyrrolate, 0.1 mg IV + Ketamine, 10-20 mg + propofol as needed
- **PROCEDURE:** 45-60 mg of 1.5% mepivacaine for spinal anesthesia
- **PROCEDURE:** LMA insertion + titrated propofol infusion + sevoflurane + ketamine 10 mg/hr for general anesthesia

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02996591
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-05
- **Final completion:** 2017-05
- **Target enrollment:** 36 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-12


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02996591

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02996591, "Spinal Versus General Anesthesia With Popliteal and Adductor Canal Blocks for Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02996591. Licensed CC0.

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