Prospective Post-market Evaluation of an Echogenic Catheter

NCT ID: NCT02136446

Last Updated: 2015-05-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-10-31

Brief Summary

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Patients scheduled for mastectomy and suitable for paravertebral block will be randomized to one of 2 groups.

Group 1 will have the nerve block performed using a standard non-echogenic needle and catheter under ultrasound guidance. Group 2 will have the block performed using the control needle and an echogenic catheter, all under ultrasound (US) guidance.

The clinician will be blinded to the catheter type and will assess the quality of catheter visualisation of the US image during the procedure, along with adequacy of spread of local anesthetic. The primary outcome will be needle visibility, and secondary outcomes will be block success rate and block quality. An assessment of the patient's pain levels after the procedure will also be conducted.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Peripheral Nerve Block Procedure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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EchoGlo™ Peripheral Nerve Block Catheter

Echogenic nerve block catheter (test)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EchoGlo Nerve Block Catheter

Intervention Type DEVICE

Catheter used for a paravertebral anesthesia block

Pajunk® EpiLong Catheter

Non-echogenic nerve block catheter (control)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pajunk® Nerve Block Catheter

Intervention Type DEVICE

Nerve Block Catheter

Interventions

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EchoGlo Nerve Block Catheter

Catheter used for a paravertebral anesthesia block

Intervention Type DEVICE

Pajunk® Nerve Block Catheter

Nerve Block Catheter

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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EchoGlo™ Peripheral Nerve Block Catheter Pajunk® EpiLong Catheter

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients scheduled to undergo breast surgery requiring use of a peripheral nerve block catheter for establishing a paravertebral block
* Patients classified as ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status I, II or III
* Patients at least 18 years old
* Patient is willing and able to provide informed consent for study participation
* Patient has a good understanding of written and verbal English

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient with contraindications to regional anesthesia technique (e.g. allergy to local anesthetic or other medications used in study)
* Patient with known coagulopathy
* Patient whose target nerve cannot be seen with linear ultrasound probe in a pre-procedure scan. All patients who need a curvilinear probe to visualize the target nerve will be excluded from the study.
* Patients having mastectomy and immediate reconstruction
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Smiths Medical, ASD, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter R Kratz, MS

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Smiths Medical

Locations

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University College Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Simeon West, MBChB FRCA

Role: CONTACT

+07919205965

Facility Contacts

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Simeon West, MBChB FRCA

Role: primary

+07919205965

Other Identifiers

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EchoCath

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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