Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Catheter Tip Location Relative to the Femoral Nerve on Sensory and Motor Function
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Diego
Conditions:
Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks in Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
To determine if the way local anesthetic, or numbing medication, is delivered through a tiny tube next to the nerves that go to the thigh affects the strength and sensation in the thigh.
Detailed Description
Specific Aim: Research study to test the hypothesis that differing the location of the perineural catheter tip during a continuous femoral nerve block (anterior vs. posterior) impacts quadriceps muscl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or over
- Willing to have bilateral femoral perineural catheters placed with a subsequent ropivacaine infusion and motor/sensory testing for 6 hours, requiring an overnight stay in the UCSD GCRC/CTRI to allow dissipation of local anesthetic infusion effects by the following morning
Exclusion
- current daily analgesic use
- opioid use within the previous 4 weeks
- any neuro-muscular deficit of either femoral nerves and/or quadriceps muscles
- body mass index \> 30 kg/m2
- pregnancy
- incarceration
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
19 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01263249
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
June 14 2011
Active Locations (1)
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UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest
San Diego, California, United States, 92103