Clinical trials: Needle Guidance; Nerve Blocks
Anesthesia, Local, Anesthesia
Dual Guidance in Regional Anesthesia
Regional anaesthesia is a frequently used procedure. Currently, blockades are increasingly carried out without nerve stimulation. The risk of nerve lesion is about 3 %.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Local, Anesthesia, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect
- Trial name
- NCT03383770
- Testing
- Regional Anesthesia Touhy, Regional Anesthesia Facet
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Elective Knee Surgery
Needle Guidance in Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks
An FDA-approved product, InfinitiPlus (TM), is a needle guidance system that has been recently developed to guide clinicians in performing ultrasound guided nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT02080481
- Testing
- Infiniti Plus needle guidance system, Conventional block needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Peripheral Nerve Injury
Needle Nerve Contact in Ultrasound Guided Femoral Block
Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block is a common regional anesthesia technique. The optimal method of needle guidance (in-plane versus out-of-plane) with regards to the block efficacy and avoidance of needle-nerve contact has…
- Trial name
- NCT01554722
- Testing
- Needle placement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Orthopedic Surgery
Monitoring of Intensity of Stimulation and Injection Pressure in US Guided Peripheral Nerve Block According to Anatomic Needle Type Position
The purpose of the study is define the minimal intensity of stimulation range at which the needle is closed to the nerve without penetrating its surface (epineurium layer) in ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blockade
- Trial name
- NCT03430453
- Testing
- Measure of the minimal intensity of stimulation during ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blockade
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Needle Guidance; Nerve Blocks
Needle-Guided vs Free-Hand Technique in Performing Brachial Plexus Blockade
This is an openly randomized controlled parallel group study evaluating the effectiveness of using a guided approach and free-hand approach in performing upper extremity regional blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT02380183
- Testing
- Civco Needle Guidance Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Computer Assisted Instrument Guidance (CAIG) for Orthopedic Peripheral Nerve Blocks
The objective of this research is to determine if the addition of the Clear Guide ONE, a Computer Assisted Instrument Guidance (CAIG) system, provides improvement over existing ultrasound guided, needle-based procedures for…
- Trial name
- NCT02614222
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks with CAIG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Clear Guide Medical
Pain
Can the Femoral Nerve Block be Improved by Ultrasound Guidance?
Studies have suggested a link with effective pain relief and reduced illness and death in very unwell patients. This study will determine the most effective method of injecting local anaesthetic around the nerves which supply the…
- Trial name
- NCT00696150
- Testing
- determination of method with highest efficacy (ultrasound or nerve stimulator), nerve stimulator, loss of resistance
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde