Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Tourniquet Use on Muscle Thigh Function.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Chile
Conditions:
Pneumatic Tourniquet
Muscle Weakness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The use of a pneumatic tourniquet with the purpose of maintaining an operative field free of blood is a common practice in orthopedic surgery. Its use is associated with local and systemic consequence...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing forefoot surgery that requires the use of a pneumatic tourniquet
- American Society of Anesthesiologists classification 1-3
Exclusion
- Ambulatory surgery
- Adults who are unable to give their own consent
- Pre-existing neuropathy or myopathy
- Contraindication of tourniquet use
- Bilateral surgery
- Pregnancy
- Hip, thigh, knee, leg or ankle pathologies that prevent or contraindicate using a dynamometer, tonometer or surface electromyographer
- Arterial hypertension with systolic pressures above 200mmHg
- Renal failure
- Hepatic failure
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 24 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03473106
Start Date
April 24 2018
End Date
April 1 2020
Last Update
July 22 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, 8380456