Status:
TERMINATED
Catheter-over Needle: Outpatient Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Conditions:
Local Anesthesia
Analgesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
An alternative to general anesthesia - which puts a patient completely to sleep - is regional anesthesia, where local anesthetic is injected under the skin to freeze or 'block' a nerve or set of nerve...
Detailed Description
Background: Local anesthetic (LA) may be delivered by a single injection or by continuous infusion through an indwelling catheter. A downside of the single-shot technique is that the LA has a limited ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (\> 18 yrs)
- Scheduled for surgery that requires peripheral nerve blockade
Exclusion
- Failure to provide informed consent
- Allergy to local anesthetic
- Neurological pathology and/or deficit in the block region
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01522066
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
January 1 2016
Last Update
March 25 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alberta Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7