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Electrical Stimulation for Erector Spinae Plane Catheter Insertion

NCT05653570 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-04-21

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Summary

The erector spinae plane (ESP) block has been studied for analgesia in shoulder surgery as a phrenic nerve-sparing alternative. However, successful ESP catheter placement appears multifactorial, with failure mechanisms including lamination, plane collapse, or catheter overcoiling. Electrical stimulation (ES) is a common technique used in regional anesthesia to detect possible intraneural placement. ES of the erector spinae muscle complex may objectively guide proper interfascial catheter placement and improve local anesthetic spread. The primary goal of this study is to establish if ESP catheter placement with the addition of ES to ultrasound (US) guidance facilitates accurate catheter placement. This study will further characterize postoperative analgesia and the incidence of brachial plexus stimulation for patients who receive ES-assisted ESP catheter placement.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain, Acute
  • Shoulder Pain

Interventions

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Electrical stimulation

Electrical stimulation will be used to confirm needle and catheter placement within the interfascial plane between the erector spinae muscle and thoracic transverse process.

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound guidance will be used to visualize needle and catheter placement within the interfascial plane between the erector spinae muscle and thoracic transverse process.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jan Boublik, MD · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-30
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2026-11-30
FDA Device
Yes

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