Status:
COMPLETED
Photonic Needle and Paravertebral Space Detection
Lead Sponsor:
Philips Healthcare
Collaborating Sponsors:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
For effective anesthesia and interventional pain treatments, correct needle placement is crucial. Currently used methods to guide needle placement and confirm the actual treatment location before inje...
Detailed Description
The primary objective of the trial is to investigate if the photonic needle technology can reliably identify the thoracic paravertebral space. Diffuse reflectance spectra will be acquired during needl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Elective unilateral thoracic surgery
- Age between 18 and 80 years of age
- Ability and willingness to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Photodynamic therapy
- Contraindications to regional anesthesia and/or allergy to amide local anesthetics.
- Subjects \< 18 years of age or \>80 years of age
- Severe coagulopathy
- Subjects with severe thoracic deformities
- Subjects with contraindications to methylene blue
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01517386
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
December 4 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6525 GA