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Pilot Study of a Nerve Block Simulator for the Training in Axillary Blocks

NCT ID: NCT01982305

Last Updated: 2013-11-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether an ultrasound-guided nerve block simulator is effective for the training of the axillary block technique.

Detailed Description

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Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are becoming the standard of care in patients requiring regional anesthesia. Cost-effective training is needed for the implementation of these techniques in the global anesthesia practice. Existing simulators are expensive and not available in low income countries. The investigators aimed to test an inexpensive simulator for the training in this technique.

Conditions

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Arm Injuries

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Simulator

One training session with the simulator.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Simulator

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Axillary nerve anatomy lecture plus training with the simulator.

Cadaver

One training session with a cadaver.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cadaver

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Axillary nerve anatomy lecture plus training with the cadaver model.

Interventions

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Simulator

Axillary nerve anatomy lecture plus training with the simulator.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cadaver

Axillary nerve anatomy lecture plus training with the cadaver model.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Anesthesia residents

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous training in regional anesthesia techniques
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Luis E Reyes, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fundacion Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud

Luis A Muñoz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fundacion Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud

Other Identifiers

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Acta No. 277 Aug 6, 2012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id