New drug combo may speed up pain relief for leg surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07550348
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two numbing drug recipes for a nerve block given before leg surgery. One group gets a mix of lidocaine and bupivacaine, while the other gets bupivacaine alone. Researchers want to see which combination works faster and provides better pain control after the operation. Sixty adults having elective lower leg surgery will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lidocaine and bupivacaine (local anesthetics)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to faster-acting nerve blocks for leg surgery, reducing pain and the need for strong painkillers after the operation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combination might not be significantly better than the standard approach.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- 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: * Age between 18 and 65 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I, II, or III * Scheduled for elective distal lower extremity surgery (below-knee) * Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 35 kg/m² * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study * Morbid obesity (BMI ≥35 kg/m²) * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any local anesthetic agent * Severe cardiac, hepatic, or renal disease * Pre-existing neurological deficits or peripheral neuropathy * Use of anticoagulant therapy * History of prior surgery or significant scar tissue in the popliteal fossa * Pregnancy * Chronic opioid use at home
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ataturk University
RECRUITINGErzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
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