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Needle Guidance in Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks

NCT02080481 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 135

Last updated 2017-05-15

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Summary

An FDA-approved product, InfinitiPlus (TM), is a needle guidance system that has been recently developed to guide clinicians in performing ultrasound guided nerve blocks. This system helps the clinician to align the needle with ultrasound beam while performing an ultrasound guided nerve block. InfinitiPlus (TM) has a unique open channel design allowing efficient needle movement while having improved needle shaft and tip visualization. This is a disposable system specifically designed for improving success rate of ultrasound guided block and patient safety.

This study will be done with patients having elective knee surgery and a femoral nerve block with a catheter. The nerve block procedure will be performed under ultrasound guidance to help improve safety and efficacy of the injection. InfinitiPlus (TM) has been recently developed to try to improve needle guidance in the ultrasound guided nerve block procedure. This study will determine whether femoral nerve block procedures performed under ultrasound guidance with InfinitiPlus (TM) take less time than procedures performed with ultrasound guidance and a conventional block needle. The study will also determine whether the InfinitiPlus (TM) needle reduces the number of times the clinician attempts the procedure, reduces the cost of the procedure, increases the procedure success rate, and improves ultrasound visibility of the needle.

Participants will be randomly assigned to either ultrasound guidance with the InfinitiPlus (TM) needle guidance system or ultrasound guidance with a conventional block needle. After surgery, pain will be rated every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours, then every 4 hours while awake for 24 hours. 24 hours after surgery, participants will be given a survey about pain treatment satisfaction and a questionnaire about recovery.

Conditions

  • Elective Knee Surgery

Interventions

DEVICE

Infiniti Plus needle guidance system

The Infiniti Plus needle guidance system is designed to help physicians perform ultrasound guided nerve blocks.

DEVICE

Conventional block needle

conventional block needle used for insertion of femoral nerve catheters.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alparslan Turan · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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