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Neuraxial Ultrasound for Thoracic Epidural Placement

NCT02785055 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2016-05-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This blinded, randomized study compares standard palpation to ultrasound-assisted landmark identification of the thoracic spine for thoracic epidural catheterization.

Conditions

  • Analgesia, Epidural

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Thoracic Epidural Placement

Thoracic Epidural Placement

DRUG

Bupivacaine 0.05%

Delivery of epidural solution containing both bupivacaine 0.05%/hydromorphone0.01mg/mL solution

DRUG

Hydromorphone 0.01mg/mL

Delivery of epidural solution containing both bupivacaine 0.05%/hydromorphone0.01mg/mL solution

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Benaroya Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Auyong, MD · Virginia Mason Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2014-02-28
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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