Status:

RECRUITING

Femoral Peri-arterial Local Anesthetic Injection Via Peri-arterial Perineural Catheter Reverses Tourniquet Associated Ischemic Hypertension

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Conditions:

Tourniquet Hypertension

Intraoperative Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The goal of this prospective randomized double-blind study is to determine if an ultrasound guided peri-arterial injection of local anesthetic (LA) superomedially the femoral artery via peripheral ner...

Detailed Description

This is a research study to find out if injection of numbing medication by the large artery going down your leg will improve high blood pressure caused by the tourniquet. Depending on whether you enr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients that will be included in the study are English speaking 18-75 year old ASA 1-3 patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty.

Exclusion

  • ASA 4 or 5
  • Diagnosis of chronic pain
  • Daily chronic opioid use (over 3 months of continuous opioid use).
  • Inability to communicate pain scores or need for analgesia.
  • Infection at the site of block placement
  • Age under 18 years old or greater than 75 years old
  • Pregnant women (as determined by standard of care day-of surgery urine bHCG)
  • Intolerance/allergy to local anesthetics
  • Weight \<50 kg
  • Suspected, or known addiction to or abuse of illicit drug(s), prescription medicine(s), or alcohol within the past 2 years.
  • Uncontrolled anxiety, schizophrenia, or other psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with study assessments or compliance.
  • Current or historical evidence of any clinically significant disease or condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk of surgery or complicate the subject's postoperative course

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 5 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 3 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04454203

Start Date

February 5 2021

End Date

February 3 2026

Last Update

February 4 2025

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Duke University Hospital

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710