Epidural Calcitonin in Lower Limb Amputation

Summary

A prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial design will be used in a cohort of sixty patients of both genders, physical status American Society of Anaesthesiologist (ASA) I and II who will undergo lower limb amputation, will be enrolled into the present study. Patients will divided randomly into two equal groups: Epidural Bupivacain-Calcitonin and fentanyl (BC) Group and Bupivacain- fentanyl (BF) Group, comprising of 30 patients each.

Timeline

Start

2014-04

Primary completion

2016-08

Completion

2016-08

Publications

• Background Knopp-Sihota JA, Newburn-Cook CV, Homik J, Cummings GG, Voaklander D. Calcitonin for treating acute and chronic pain of recent and remote osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2012 Jan;23(1):17-38. doi: 10.1007/s00198-011-1676-0. Epub 2011 Jun 10.

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