Clinical trials: Spinal Anesthesia Evaluation
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Dexamethasone for the Prevention of Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Sections
Patients who present for scheduled (non-emergent) cesarean section will be given either intravenous dexamethasone or placebo prior to receiving a duramorph containing spinal anesthetic.
- Trial name
- NCT01734161
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Anesthesia, Analgesia
Prospective Clinical Evaluation of BD NRFit™ Devices and Accessories.
Multi-center, prospective, open label, single arm post-market study to assess the real-world safety and efficacy of BD NRFit™ Spinal Needles, BD NRFit™ Spinal Introducer Needles, and BD NRFit™ Syringes used in an on-market…
- Trial name
- NCT05953363
- Testing
- BD NRFit™ Spinal Needles, BD NRFit™ Spinal Introducer Needles, and BD NRFit™ Syringes
- Where
- 5 sites in Austria, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
Pain
Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of EXPAREL When Administered Into the TAP in Subjects Undergoing Cesarean Section
This is a Phase 4, multicenter, open-label study evaluating EXPAREL infiltration into the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) after bupivacaine hydrochloride (HCl) spinal anesthesia in subjects undergoing elective Cesarean section…
- Trial name
- NCT02353754
- Testing
- Intrathecal morphine injection, EXPAREL
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Knee Injuries
Evaluation of Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) After Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Under Spinal Anesthesia
The purpose of this study will be to evaluate and compare patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with sensor guidance versus that of a standard technique.
- Trial name
- NCT03053453
- Testing
- Spinal Surgery, Verasense Knee System device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Surgical Remove of Hemorrhoids
Safety and Efficacy of the Addition of Morphine Chloride to a Low Dose of Bupivacaine as Intradural Anaesthetic for the Removal Surgery of the Hemorrhoids
A single blind, randomized, with blinded evaluation by third parties clinical trial is carried out to assess the analgesic efficay of the addition of morphine chloride to a low dose solution of spinal local anaesthetic compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02046772
- Testing
- Bupivacaine low dose, Bupivacaine standard dose, Morphine Chloride
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias
Stress, Pain
Evaluation of the Surgical Pleth Index During Spinal and General Anesthesia
The Surgical Pleth index (SPI) has been introduced as a non invasive tool to "measure" stress and pain during surgery. Preliminary studies were performed in patients under general anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil.
- Trial name
- NCT00789438
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Central Nervous System Infections, Pseudotumor Cerebri
A Study to Test Performance of Needle Placements for Neuraxial Procedures Using Tactile Imaging vs Control
This study will compare the VerTouch device to the conventional palpation technique for performing diagnostic and therapeutic neuraxial procedures.
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Infections, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Neurological Disorder, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04796935
- Testing
- Tactile Imaging (VerTouch), Control (palpation)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- IntuiTap Medical, Inc
Hypotension and Shock, Excessive Amount of Blood / Fluid Infusion
Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Spinal Anesthesia
Spinal anesthesia is still the regional anesthesia technique most widely employed in everyday clinical practice. The most feared and common of its well known side effects consist in an abrupt reduction of systemic vascular…
- Trial name
- CERU-1401 (NCT02070276)
- Testing
- Trans-thoracic echocardiography, Passive Leg Raising Test
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 429 people
- Sponsor
- Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
Pain
Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Bupivacaine HCl Spinal Block and EXPAREL Local Infiltration in Total Knee Arthroplasty
This is a Phase 4, multicenter, open-label study designed to characterize the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of total bupivacaine in approximately 15 adult subjects undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with…
- Trial name
- NCT02284386
- Testing
- Bupivacaine SNB, EXPAREL Infiltration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Analgesia
Rivanna Ultrasound for Neuraxial Block
We hypothesize that the Rivanna Accuro or similar U/S device would reduce time to success of identifying epidural and/or intrathecal spaces as compared to conventional palpation method.
- Trial name
- NCT03214640
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro US Device, Palpation, Neuraxial Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Arthropathy of Hip, Arthropathy of Knee
Evaluation of the Duration of Bupivacaine Spinal Block in Orthopedic Procedures With and Without Epinephrine Wash
Bupivacaine spinal is commonly performed as the primary anesthetic for orthopedic procedures. In some cases the duration of the block is inadequate. An epinephrine wash is sometimes performed to prolong the duration of the block.
- Trial name
- NCT02619409
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Only, EPI25, EPI50 group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Analgesia, Anesthesia
Prospective Clinical Evaluation of BD Spinal Needles
Post-market, observational study to assess the real-world safety and efficacy of BD Spinal Needles used in an on-market fashion.
- Trial name
- NCT05214560
- Testing
- Spinal needle
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria, Finland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
Anesthesia, Local, Infant Conditions
Accuracy of Manual Palpation vs Ultrasound for Spinal Anesthesia
Although the current standard for lumbar puncture and spinal anesthesia is the use of manual palpation of surface landmarks to identify the correct interspace, performance of the procedure at too high of a level may increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT04757805
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital