Status:

COMPLETED

Ultrasound-Guided Block of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve in Pediatric Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Burns

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-21 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether either a peripheral nerve block under ultrasound (u/s) guidance of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), versus an u/s guided block of the nerve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • going for reconstructive surgery requiring split thickness skin graft
  • patient's donor site will be in distribution of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
  • age \>=2 and \<22
  • patient emotionally/intellectually able to describe intensity of post-op pain using VAS or Wong- Baker faces scale.

Exclusion

  • potential block/catheter site infected or burned.
  • intolerance/allergy to local anesthetics
  • BMI \> 30
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score \> 2

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01500655

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

December 6 2016

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Shriners Hospital for Children

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114