Status:
COMPLETED
Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SSEP) Monitoring for Brachial Plexus Injury
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Brachial Plexus Injury
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-95 years
Brief Summary
Brachial plexus block is a common regional anesthesia technique which is performed by anesthesiologists to anesthetize the arm for surgery. In this study, we are investigating the relationship between...
Detailed Description
Perioperative peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is an under-recognized and under-investigated complication of general anesthesia and continues to impact postoperative recovery resulting in patient disabil...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All adult patients who are scheduled to have elective upper limb surgeries and require a brachial plexus block as part of their standard of care.
Exclusion
- Patients unable to perform a complete neurological examination (e.g. dementia, upper limb fracture).
- Patients who refuse to participate or unable to provide informed consent.
- Patients who are contraindicated for SSEP monitoring.
- Patients who have known pre-existing peripheral neuropathy or brachial plexus injury.
- Patients who are contraindicated to brachial plexus block.
- Patients who are not undergoing brachial plexus block for their procedures (e.g. elective C5 nerve root block).
- Patients who had failed brachial plexus block.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03409536
Start Date
January 1 2018
End Date
December 31 2019
Last Update
February 19 2020
Active Locations (1)
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St Joeshp Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6G5A5