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Loss of Resistance, w/wo Stimulation, For Epidural Placement

NCT03087604 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2020-06-17

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Summary

The purpose of this randomized, observer-blinded, investigative trial is to determine if the use of electrical stimulation, compared to the traditional loss of resistance technique alone, improves the success rate of epidural catheter placement at an academic teaching institution.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Thoracic epidural block

Thoracic epidural block with epidural placed with a loss of resistance technique alone.

PROCEDURE

Electrical Nerve stimulation

In the electrical stimulation group, following the location of the epidural space with a loss of resistance technique (using air), nerve stimulation will be utilized to elicit a myotomal contraction of the abdominal or thoracic wall.stimulating peripheral nerve catheters(19 Ga. x 90 cm StimuCath® Continuous Nerve Block Catheter with SnapLock™ Adapter (Arrow by Teleflex Medical, Morrisville, NC), and stimulation will be achieved using a B Braun Stimuplex HNS12 Nerve Stimulator product id 4892098.

DRUG

Solution For Thoracic epidural block

Dose of 3+2 ml of 1.5% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sean Dobson, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-17
Primary Completion
2017-10-11
Completion
2017-10-11
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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