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New foot block may get you walking faster after surgery

NCT ID NCT03504462

Symptom relief Sponsor: CMC Ambroise Paré Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a new way to numb only the front part of the foot for surgery, leaving the heel sensation intact. The goal was to see if this approach could provide good pain relief while allowing patients to walk earlier. Twenty-seven adults having foot surgery received a targeted injection of a long-lasting anesthetic near specific nerves in the foot.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Ropivacaine (local anesthetic)
What this could lead to
If successful, this technique could offer better pain control after foot surgery while allowing patients to walk sooner.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 27 participants, so results may not apply broadly. There is a risk of nerve damage or incomplete anesthesia.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

27 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2018

Finished

Oct 2019

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing a foot surgery * Consent for participation * Affiliation to the french social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Patient's refusal * Existence of major spontaneous or acquired haemostatic disorders * Infection at the point of puncture * Allergy to local anesthetic or analgesic * Pregnant or likely to be pregnant * Patients under protection of the adults (guardianship, curator or safeguard of justice) * Patients whose cognitive state does not allow assessment by the scales used * Neuropathic disease

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Bunion Foot Injuries Hallux Valgus injury Morton neuroma Nails, Ingrown Pseudofolliculitis barbae

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Foot infection Foot wound Hallux valgus and bunion (disorder) Ingrown nail Metatarsal fracture Morton neuroma

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CMC Ambroise Paré

    Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France Region, 92200, France

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