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Needle Nerve Contact in Ultrasound Guided Femoral Block

NCT01554722 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2012-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block is a common regional anesthesia technique. The optimal method of needle guidance (in-plane versus out-of-plane) with regards to the block efficacy and avoidance of needle-nerve contact has not been established. In this study the investigators tests the hypothesis that the incidence of needle-nerve contact is higher with the needle insertion in an out-of-plane than with the in-plane approach.

Conditions

  • Peripheral Nerve Injury

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Needle placement

In plane versus out of plane needle placement techniques

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xavier Sala-Blanch, MD · University Clinic Barcelona

  • Ana Ruiz, MD · University of Barcelona

  • Julia Martinez-Ocon, MD · University of Barcelona

  • Maria J Carretero, MD · University of Barcelona

  • Gerard Sánchez-Etayo, MD · University of Barcelona

  • Admir Hadzic, Prof Dr · Columbia University St Luke's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Spain

Study Locations

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