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Femoral Artery Block for Reduction of Tourniquet Induced Hypertension

A study testing Femoral artery block in people with Tourniquets and Anesthesia, Conduction, run by Hospital da Luz, Portugal.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

A randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of femoral artery block on the incidence of tourniquet hypertension in patients receiving cruciate ligament surgery with > 30 minutes of tourniquet under combined anaesthesia (balanced general anaesthesia and femoral nerve blocks). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Femoral artery block
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
10 Jul 2023to 31 May 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to III
  • Receiving cruciate ligament surgery with > 30 minutes of tourniquet
  • Combined anesthesia (balanced general anesthesia and femoral nerve block)

Who cannot join

  • Nerve block contraindications (block site infection, allergic to local anesthetic)
  • Tourniquet contraindications (peripheral vascular disease or neuropathy, previous arterial bypass graft)
  • Tourniquet inflation time < 30 min
  • Patient refusal
  • Pregnant patients
  • Patients with a active psychiatric disease.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Vasyl HDS Katerenchuk contact

+351932902978

vasylktr@gmail.com

About this study

Official title: Femoral Artery Block for Reduction of Tourniquet Induced Hypertension: a Randomised Controlled Trial

A randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of femoral artery block on the incidence of tourniquet hypertension in patients receiving cruciate ligament surgery with > 30 minutes of tourniquet under combined anaesthesia (balanced general anaesthesia and femoral nerve blocks).

Being tested
Femoral artery block
Medical subject headings
Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Femoral artery blockOther

    Injection on the antero-medial side of the femoral artery of 10mL 0.5% ropivacaine with ultrasound guidance.

Study groups in NCT05954689
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Femoral artery blockExperimentalAn experienced Anesthesiologist will perform the femoral blocks, under ultrasound guidance with a linear probe and a 50mm (millimeters) or 80mm needle. No nerve stimulator will be used during the block. In both groups, femoral nerve block at the nerve sheath will be performed with 20mL (milliliters) 0.5% ropivacaine. In the interventional group, additionally to the previous block, the needle will be retracted and advanced to the antero-medial side of the femoral artery where 10mL 0.5% ropivacaine will be injected after negative aspiration.
Receives: Other: Femoral artery block
No interventionNo interventionNot described

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of Tourniquet Hypertension (TH)

    Defined as Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) increased >30% after 30 minutes of tourniquet

    Measured: Thought intra-operative time (after induction of anesthesia and until emergence from anesthesia)

  2. Systolic blood pressure 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    SBP at 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  3. Systolic blood pressure 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    SBP at 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  4. Systolic blood pressure 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    SBP at 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  5. Systolic blood pressure 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    SBP at 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  6. Systolic blood pressure 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    SBP at 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  7. Systolic blood pressure 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    SBP at 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  8. Systolic blood pressure 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    SBP at 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  9. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    MAP at 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  10. Mean arterial pressure 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    MAP at 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  11. Mean arterial pressure 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    MAP at 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  12. Mean arterial pressure 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    MAP at 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  13. Mean arterial pressure 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    MAP at 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  14. Mean arterial pressure 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    MAP at 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  15. Mean arterial pressure 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    MAP at 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  16. Systolic blood pressure variation from baseline at 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of SBP compared to baseline at 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  17. Systolic blood pressure variation from baseline at 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of SBP compared to baseline at 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  18. Systolic blood pressure variation from baseline at 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of SBP compared to baseline at 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  19. Systolic blood pressure variation from baseline at 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of SBP compared to baseline at 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  20. Systolic blood pressure variation from baseline at 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of SBP compared to baseline at 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  21. Systolic blood pressure variation from baseline at 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of SBP compared to baseline at 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  22. Systolic blood pressure variation from baseline at 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of SBP compared to baseline at 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  23. Mean arterial pressure variation from baseline at 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of MAP compared to baseline at 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 30 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  24. Mean arterial pressure variation from baseline at 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of MAP compared to baseline at 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 45 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  25. Mean arterial pressure variation from baseline at 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of MAP compared to baseline at 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 60 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  26. Mean arterial pressure variation from baseline at 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of MAP compared to baseline at 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 75 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  27. Mean arterial pressure variation from baseline at 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of MAP compared to baseline at 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 90 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  28. Mean arterial pressure variation from baseline at 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of MAP compared to baseline at 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 115 minutes after tourniquet inflation

  29. Mean arterial pressure variation from baseline at 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Variation of MAP compared to baseline at 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

    Measured: 130 minutes after tourniquet inflation

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Isosorbide dinitrate administered for TH

    mg of isosorbide dinitrate administered for TH

    Measured: Thought intra-operative time (after induction of anesthesia and until emergence from anesthesia) )

  2. Numerical verbal pain scores

    Numerical verbal pain scores (from 0 to 10, 10 meaning higher pain) assessed 1 hour after emergence of anesthesia in the post-operative care unit (PACU)

    Measured: Up to 2 hours after emergence from anesthesia

  3. Patient post-operative satisfaction

    Patient post-operative satisfaction with pain treatment measured 1 hour after emergence of anesthesia in the post-operative care unit using a 5-point Likert-scale, namely: 1 - very unsatisfied, 2 - unsatisfied, 3 - neutral, 4 - satisfied, 5 - very satisfied (with higher scores meaning a higher outcome)

    Measured: Up to 2 hours after emergence from anesthesia

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jul 2023
  2. Study start10 Jul 2023 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion29 Feb 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 May 2024 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05954689
Sponsor's protocol ID
U1111-1293-7325
Status last verified
Jul 2023
First submitted
6 Jul 2023
Last updated
20 Jul 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Guo YX, Wang GY, Cheng WJ, Yan CZ, Zhao S, Li Z, Liu P, Wang XL. Activation of Opioid Receptors Attenuates Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle Induced by Tourniquet Placement. Mediators Inflamm. 2021 Jan 15;2021:6699499. doi: 10.1155/2021/6699499. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 33510583
  • Xu F, Wang X, Li Y, Gao F, Yin C, Yu J, Li W, Zhu L, Wang Q. Combined femoral artery block and femoral nerve block reduces thigh tourniquet-induced hypertension. J Clin Anesth. 2023 May;85:111039. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.111039. Epub 2022 Dec 20.

    PubMed 36549034
  • Wahal C, Grant SA, Gadsden J, Rambhia MT, Bullock WM. Femoral artery block (FAB) attenuates thigh tourniquet-induced hypertension: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Mar;46(3):228-232. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-102113. Epub 2021 Jan 11.

    PubMed 33431616

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Femoral artery block in people with Tourniquets and Anesthesia, Conduction, run by Hospital da Luz, Portugal.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Vasyl HDS Katerenchuk (+351932902978, vasylktr@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of Tourniquet Hypertension (TH) (time frame: Thought intra-operative time (after induction of anesthesia and until emergence from anesthesia)). The study lists 29 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05954689, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2023.

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