Ankle surgery showdown: which anesthesia leads to smoother recovery?
NCT ID NCT07814937
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Ankle surgery often causes significant pain, and the type of anesthesia may affect how well patients recover. This multicenter study in France compares recovery quality in 260 adults who receive either a peripheral nerve block, spinal anesthesia, or general anesthesia. Researchers measure pain, medication use, and satisfaction on days 5 to 7 after surgery using a 15-question recovery score. The goal is to see which approach helps patients feel better faster.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anesthesia technique: peripheral nerve block versus spinal anesthesia
- What this could lead to
- If nerve blocks prove better for recovery, hospitals could adopt them more widely for ankle surgery, potentially reducing pain and readmissions.
- What could go wrong
- This observational study cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to other surgeries or hospitals. Individual responses to anesthesia vary widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
patient requiring ankle surgery (unimalleolar, bimalleolar, or trimalleolar fracture; osteosynthesis; tibiotalar or subtalar arthrodesis, etc.)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Ankle surgery (uni-, bi-, or trimalleolar fracture; osteosynthesis; tibiotalar or subtalar arthrodesis, etc.). * Elective or emergency surgery. * Anesthesia via nerve block, spinal anesthesia, or general anesthesia. * Ability to understand French and answer a questionnaire by telephone. * Patient informed and having expressed no objection to the research (non-objection). Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age. * Inability to perform central or peripheral regional anesthesia due to acquired or congenital hemostasis disorders, use of antiplatelet agents, or other contraindications to regional anesthesia. * Surgery not involving the ankle or foot. Pure local anesthesia administered by the surgeon without an anesthesiologist. * Major cognitive impairment or inability to respond (language barrier, severe uncorrected deafness, etc.). * Patient under legal guardianship, curatorship, judicial protection, or deprived of liberty. * Explicit refusal to participate.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Dieppe, 76200, France
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Elbeuf, 76231, France
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Le Havre, 76600, France
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Rouen, 76031, France
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