Tourniquet Complications in Orthopaedic Surgery

NCT ID: NCT00212394

Last Updated: 2017-03-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-01-31

Study Completion Date

2005-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to establish the number and nature of complications that we, the researchers, have with the use of a tourniquet in orthopaedic surgery in Norway.

Detailed Description

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This is a multicenter, prospective study where contact persons in 10 different hospitals throughout Norway monitor problems and complications that occur in relation with tourniquet use in orthopaedic surgery. If a complication occurs, it is documented in detail by the contact person.

Conditions

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Tourniquet Complications Paresis Palsy Nerve Compression

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients in 10 orthopaedic hospitals in Norway undergoing surgery which requires a tourniquet, from 1 january to 31 of december 2005
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Vilhjalmur Finsen, Profesor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

National Taiwan Normal University

Locations

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St Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Odinsson A, Finsen V. Tourniquet use and its complications in Norway. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Aug;88(8):1090-2. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B8.17668.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16877612 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ADOD1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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