Role of Perineural Catheter in Pain Control and Opioid Consumption After Major Amputation of Lower Limb

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinicalTrials.gov
Year 2026
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of postoperative bupivacaine infusion through a perineural catheter in managing postoperative pain and to determine the opioid consumption among patients undergoing major lower-limb amputation surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does postoperative bupivacaine infusion through a perineural catheter provide better postoperative pain control as compared to intravenous opioid analgesia alone? * Does postoperative bupivacaine infusion through a perineural catheter reduce intravenous opioid consumption within the first 48 hours after surgery compared with intravenous opioid analgesia alone? * Does the postoperative Bupivacaine infusion through perineural catheter help in reducing the phantom pain at 6 months follow-up?
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First added on: Oct 28, 2026