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Near Remote Method to Guide Performance of Regional Anesthesia

NCT05968261 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-07-31

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Summary

Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia/analgesia techniques (or simply, 'regional blocks') have gained popularity as they can reduce, and sometimes even eliminate, the need for opiate analgesics (and, consequently, their side effects), thereby improving patient safety, reducing length of hospital stay and medical costs, and improving patient satisfaction. However, a major barrier to mainstream uptake of such techniques relates to training. These techniques require the acquisition of new skills under expert guidance, which is often not possible given the daily demands placed upon anesthesiologists. As a result, many opportunities for providing regional blocks may be missed.

The purpose of this study is to implement a new real-time 'near remote' guidance method in which trainees who are to perform regional blocks can do so via tele-mentoring under expert guidance. This will be done using a novel technology whereby the ultrasound image is concurrently displayed on an iPad screen (for the block operator/trainee) as well as on the (near remotely supervising) expert mentor's smartphone. Trainees and mentors will use this method to perform various standard of care regional blocks, either in the perioperative or emergency department settings. Participants' opinions of the novel teaching and learning method will be assessed.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia
  • Analgesia
  • Nerve Block
  • Delivery of Healthcare
  • Hospitals, Teaching

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Real time 'near remote' guidance of regional blocks

Trainees who are to perform regional blocks will do so under expert guidance via tele-mentoring. This will be done using a novel technology consisting of a wirelessly linked iPad which will display the ultrasound image to the block operator/trainee. This image will be concurrently visualized by an expert mentor through their smartphone, who will then provide feedback/guidance in real-time to the operator/trainee.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr. Glenio Mizubuti (MD, PhD)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Glenio B. Mizubuti, MD, MSc, FRCPC · Queen's University. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-31
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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