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Use of Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Blocks.

NCT00221910 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2008-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Nerve "freezing" injections of the leg are very useful in providing anesthesia and pain relief for knee and ankle surgery. However, current nerve "freezing" techniques are "blind". As a result, they are not always successful and may cause complications, albeit infrequent.

The objective of the current study is to determine any advantage in performing these "freezing" injections under direct ultrasound guidance, to "visualize" the nerves. We feel that by developing this technique, it will allow us to perform these procedures with greater success and fewer complications.

Conditions

  • Regional Anesthesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anahi Perlas, MD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-02-28
Completion
2005-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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