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Ultrasound Description of the Sciatic Nerve

NCT00663715 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2015-03-12

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Summary

Sciatic nerve blocks are frequently used for anesthesia or analgesia for surgery of the lower legs. Currently, if ultrasound is used to find the sciatic nerve, the leg must be raised to locate the nerve with the ultrasound probe on the back of the thigh. In pediatric surgery, the patients are anesthetized (asleep) before the block is given. It is difficult for one person to administer the sciatic nerve block using this method. We would like to identify the sciatic nerve using ultrasound on the side of the thigh and its location to the adjacent structures.

Conditions

  • Sciatic Nerve AH
  • Peripheral Nerves US

Interventions

OTHER

Observation of the Sciatic Nerve

Ultrasound will be used to determine the location of the Sciatic Nerve using a lateral mid-thigh approach.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Arjunan Ganesh, MBBS · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-02-28
Completion
2010-02-28

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