Use of Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Blocks.

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-02-28

Study Completion Date

2005-03-31

Brief Summary

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Nerve "freezing" injections of the leg are very useful in providing anesthesia and pain relief for knee and ankle surgery. However, current nerve "freezing" techniques are "blind". As a result, they are not always successful and may cause complications, albeit infrequent.

The objective of the current study is to determine any advantage in performing these "freezing" injections under direct ultrasound guidance, to "visualize" the nerves. We feel that by developing this technique, it will allow us to perform these procedures with greater success and fewer complications.

Detailed Description

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This study is a randomised controlled trial. Its objective is to compare results and complications between two techniques of nerve localisation for nerve blocks of the lower limb. We have developed a real-time, image guided approach to nerve blocks of the lower extremities in three locations: the femoral nerve in the groin and the sciatic nerve in the buttock and/or popliteal fossa. We have used ultrasound imaging to locate and asess the nerves of the lower extremities and to use it as a real-time guidance for performance of lower extremity blocks in patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures. The results of our previous study will be presented as a case series reporting anatomical appearance of the nerves studied, time for block performance and success rates. In this study we aim to compare these parambeters between standard and ultrasound techniques of lower extremity block, to show any advantage.

Conditions

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Regional Anesthesia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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Ultrasound

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English-speaking
* ASA physical status I-III
* 18-85 years of age, inclusive
* 50-110 kg, inclusive
* 150 cm of height or grater
* Scheduled for elective foot or ankle surgery

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindications to sciatic nerve block (e.g., allergy to local anesthetics, coagulopathy, malignancy or infection in the popliteal area)
* Significant peripheral neuropathy or neurologic disorder affecting the lower extremity
* Pregnancy
* Contraindications to, allergies to, and/or past adverse reactions to local anesthetics
* History of alcohol or drug dependency/abuse

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Anahi Perlas, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Health Network, Toronto

Locations

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University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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UHN02-0771-B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id