Nerve blocks may cut complications after minor leg amputation, study hints
NCT ID NCT07244627
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of 300 adults who had a minor amputation (at or below the ankle) to see if the type of anesthesia used affects their recovery. Early data suggests that using a nerve block instead of general anesthesia may lead to fewer complications and a shorter hospital stay. The goal is to confirm these findings on a national scale to help guide safer anesthesia choices.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients in the National Vascular Registry (NVR) database for minor lower limb amputations undertaken between January 2019 and January 2025.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (aged 18 and over). * National Vascular Registry data field - Procedure undertaken - amputation through ankle or below. * Procedure undertaken between 1st January 2019 and 1st January 2025. Exclusion Criteria: * Amputations due to trauma, neurological disease or chronic pain
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of North Midlands
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
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