Status:
TERMINATED
Minimum Effective Concentration of Ropivacaine for Brachial Plexus Block Via the Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular Approach, Femoral Nerve Block, Sciatic Nerve Block Via the Popliteal and Parasacral Approach
Lead Sponsor:
University of New Mexico
Conditions:
Surgical Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This is a dose finding study to identify the minimum effective anesthetic concentration (MEAC) of ropivacaine to produce insensate body parts sufficient for surgery in supraclavicular and infraclavicu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I to III (patients may be healthy or have systemic disease, but any disease does not pose a constant threat to life, and patients are neither moribund, nor not expected to survive without the operation).
- Age 18 or above
- Undergoing elective ambulatory surgery of the upper limb (excluding the shoulder), lower limb (excluding the hip), or lower abdomen with sensory blockade as part of the pain management plan.
Exclusion
- Body mass index of \>35 kg/m2 (higher chance of failure)
- Deformities of the leg (for patients in the parasacral, femoral, and popliteal groups), or the chest or shoulder (for patients in the supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and TAP groups)
- Preexisting infection at the injection site
- Existing neurologic disease
- Allergy to local anesthetic agents
- Severe respiratory disease
- Coagulopathy
- Any other contraindication to the block being considered
- Patients requiring total motor blockade as well as sensory blockade
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01452126
Start Date
June 1 2011
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
December 19 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Univeristy of Mexico Outpatient Surgical and imaging service
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102