Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Intraneural and Extraneural Young's Modulus Using Shear Wave Elastography
Lead Sponsor:
University of Dundee
Conditions:
Regional Anaesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-90 years
Brief Summary
The investigators would like to compare the stiffness inside and outside nerves using a special type of ultrasound imaging called shear wave elastography. Shear wave elastography is a special form of ...
Detailed Description
Shear wave elastography is a quantitative ultrasound modality increasingly used to differentiate between "hard" breast cancer masses and "soft" normal tissue. Unlike strain elastography, shear wave el...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients presenting for elective orthopaedic surgery \>16 years of age.
- ASA score 1, 2 or 3.
- Capacity to provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- Patients not undergoing ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia.
- ASA score 4 or above.
- Patients without the capacity to provide informed consent.
- Pregnant women.
- Patients currently participating in another research project or patients who have participated in a research project in the 6 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 25 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 10 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01903369
Start Date
September 25 2014
End Date
July 10 2015
Last Update
May 6 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Anaesthesia, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School
Dundee, United Kingdom, DD19SY