Clinical trials: Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Peripheral Solitary Pulmonary Nodule or Tuberculoma
Comparative Study of Nonintubated Uniport Thoracoscopic Surgery Using Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block Versus Intercostal Nerve Block for Peripheral Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Patients
The aim of this study is to study the safety and effectiveness of the effects on the perioperative pain control comparing between the thoracic paravertebral nerve block using the camera guided and the intrathoracic intercostals…
- Trial name
- NCT03086213
- Testing
- Propofol, Sulfentanyl, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Third People's Hospital
Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Pain
Optimizing Local Anesthetic Concentration for Continuous Lumbar Plexus Nerve Blocks
This is a research study to determine if the concentration of local anesthetic through a catheter next to the nerves that go to the hip that is undergoing surgery, affects muscle strength and sense of touch experienced after…
- Trial name
- NCT00912873
- Testing
- 0.1% Ropivacaine, 0.4% Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Hyperglycaemia (Diabetic)
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Above-the-knee Amputations
Surgery performed with nerve blocks and sedation may be safer and provide better pain control compared to general anesthesia and opioid therapy in high-risk patient populations such as elderly and troubled with peripheral…
- Conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Hyperglycaemia (Diabetic), Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03404180
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve block, Intravenous Sedatives, Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Combination of Peripheral Nerve Block and DepoDur in Total Knee Joint Replacement
The investigators hypothesize that patients who receive a femoral catheter with low dose epidural Depodur will experience comparable or superior pain relief than those who receive both femoral and sciatic catheters.
- Trial name
- NCT00895531
- Testing
- Depodur, sciatic nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Amputation, Phantom Limb
Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) - Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Treatment of Post-Amputation Phantom Limb and Stump Pain
The purpose of this research study is to determine if putting local anesthetic-or numbing medication-through one or two tiny tube(s) placed next to the nerves that go to an amputated limb will decrease phantom limb and/or stump…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb, Stump Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00768248
- Testing
- perineural ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Opioid Use in Single Shot Nerve Block vs Continuous Peripheral Nerve Infusion in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair
Anterior cruciate ligament repair using hamstring autograft in children is a painful orthopedic procedure. The current practice to provide analgesia for this procedure include femoral continuous perineural infusion and femoral…
- Trial name
- NCT02075411
- Testing
- bupivacaine, continuous perineural infusion catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Postoperative Pain
Continuous Nerve Block Block vs Combination of Single Block Plus Intravenous Lidocaine for Postoperative Pain.
A multimodal analgesic regimen including regional anesthesia is used at UPMC Shadyside for primary thoracic and major abdominal surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT04208516
- Testing
- Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Nerve Block, Continuous Quadratus Lumborum Nerve Block, Single Erector Spinae Plane Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Jeremy Kearns
Medication Overuse Headache, Chronic Migraine, Headache
Peripheral Nerve Block and Topiramate in the Treatment of Medication Overuse Headaches
Purpose: In this study, the investigators compared the effectiveness of peripheral nerve block (greater occipital nerve block with supratrochlear nerve block) versus topiramate as detoxification therapies in chronic migraine…
- Trial name
- NCT03767062
- Testing
- Topamax, Greater Occipital Nerve Block + Supratrochlear Nerve Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Hip Arthropathy
Periarticular Injection Versus Peripheral Nerve Block in Total Hip Arthroplasty
This study will assess if preoperative quadratus lumborum block (QLB)/lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block (LFCNB) with ropivacaine and glucocorticoids provide more effective analgesia than periarticular injection (PAI) with the…
- Trial name
- NCT03977454
- Testing
- Nerve Block, Periarticular Injection (PAI), Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Shoulder Hand Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Tolerability of Suprascapular and Median Nerve Blocks for the Treatment of Shoulder-hand Syndrome
Shoulder-hand syndrome (SHS) in stroke patients is painful and lowers quality of life. Unfortunately, the cause of SHS is not known, diagnosing SHS can be difficult, and treating it can be hard.
- Trial name
- NCT03291197
- Testing
- Suprascapular and median nerve blocks
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Perineural Steroids for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
This study will look at the efficacy of dexamethasone for prolongation of peripheral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT02462148
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Central Post Stroke Pain
Peripheral Sensory Input in Central Post Stroke Pain (CPSP)
Prospective, open-label study in 10 patients with Central Post Stroke Pain (CPSP). The study will evaluate the effects of peripheral nerve blockade on spontaneous pain and evoked thermal and mechanical responses in CPSP, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02148588
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block with 2% lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Total Hip Arthroplasty, Postoperative Pain
A Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Nerve Block Ropivacaine Concentrations
Peripheral nerve blocks are the standard of care for pain management after hip replacement surgery at UPMC Shadyside. This prospective, randomized study is intended to assess the effect of 0.1 versus 0.2% ropivacaine in lumbar…
- Trial name
- NCT01556724
- Testing
- 0.1% or 0.2% ropivacaine nerve blocks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Sylvia Wilson
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Motor-Sparing Peripheral Nerve Blockade Facilitates Mobility Post Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The primary aim of this pilot study will be to develop a clinically meaningful, patient-centric, and pragmatic protocol to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of different strategies for achievement of the ideal balance…
- Trial name
- NCT02773537
- Testing
- Femoral nerve catheter and sciatic nerve block, Adductor canal catheter and selective tibial block, Adductor canal catheter only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Comparison of 3 Techniques for Ultrasound-guided Femoral Nerve Catheter Insertion
This is a randomized study which will compare three femoral nerve catheter insertion techniques. Subjects will be randomized into one of thee groups, Group 1: ultrasound guided femoral nerve catheter using a stimulation needle…
- Trial name
- NCT00927368
- Testing
- ultrasound guidance alone, ultrasound guidance and needle stimulation, ultrasound guidance and catheter stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Hallux Valgus and Bunion (Disorder), Morton Neuroma
Feasibility of Specific Anesthesia of the Forefoot Preserving the Sensitivity of the Heel for Foot Surgery
Foot surgery is a painful surgery that is usually scheduled in outpatients. A good management of analgesia is the crucial point.
- Conditions
- Hallux Valgus and Bunion (Disorder), Morton Neuroma, Metatarsal Fracture, Ingrown Nail
- Trial name
- DISTIB (NCT03504462)
- Testing
- Specific block of medial and lateral plantar nerves
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
Meralgia Paresthetica
Comparing Ways to Freeze the Nerve That Provides Thigh Sensation
Background The sensation on the outside of portion of our thighs is provided by a nerve called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN).
- Trial name
- NCT02577510
- Testing
- Nerve Injection- Nerve Stimulator, Nerve Injection - Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Ottawa
Pediatric Extremity Fracture, Pediatric Extremity Soft Tissue Injury
Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients
Context: Single shot peripheral nerve blocks have limited duration of action depending on the local anesthetic agent used in the block. But it rarely lasts longer than 12 hrs.
- Trial name
- NCT02236130
- Testing
- Regional block, General Anesthesia, Local Anesthetic Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Postoperative Pain
Multicenter Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Surveillance Study
This two tiered study is a multi-center, open label, surveillance study of the use of continuous nerve blocks with the ON-Q® C-bloc and either nerve stimulator or ultrasound guided continuous nerve block techniques.
- Trial name
- cpnb (NCT00653133)
- Testing
- Ultrasound imaging, Peripheral nerve stimulator
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,821 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Postoperative Pain Following Knee Arthroplasty
Femoral Versus Adductor Canal Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Knee Arthroplasty
Patients typically experience moderate-to-severe pain following knee arthroplasty that is usually treated with a combination of oral and intravenous analgesics and enhanced by continuous peripheral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT01759277
- Testing
- Control: Femoral perineural local anesthetic infusion, Experimental: Adductor Canal perineural local anesthetic infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego