Clinical trials: Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks
Post-operative Pain, Quadriceps Muscle Strength
Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Versus Femoral Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatrics
Both Ultrasound guided Adductor Canal Block ( ACB) and Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) has been used to provide postoperative analgesia for knee surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03053401
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block, Femoral Nerve Block, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
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
Typical Facial Pain, Atypical Facial Pain
Ultrasound Guided Trigeminal Nerve Block for Typical or Atypical Facial Pain
Trigeminal neuralgia is a craniofacial pain syndrome that is typically characterized by unilateral severe, recurrent, electrical pain in one or more distributions of the trigeminal nerve.
- Trial name
- NCT02024724
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Triamcinolone, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Post-operative Pain
Comparison of Preoperative Ultrasound Guided Pectoralis Nerve Block Placement Versus Intra-operative Placement: A Prospective Randomized Trial
This study investigates the use of post-operative on-Q pain catheters for tissue expander based breast reconstruction, versus conventional ultrasound-guided blocks placed pre-operatively.
- Trial name
- NCT03201809
- Testing
- On-Q, Ultrasound guided pectoral nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Posterior Knee Infiltration
Posterior Capsular Injection With Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
To assess pain control after total knee replacement surgery using two different nerve block techniques. The 2 methods are: 1. Continuous femoral nerve block with ultrasound guided posterior capsular injection 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02701296
- Testing
- Ropivacaine with Epinephrine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Trinity Health Of New England
Bladder Cancer
Comparison of Nerve Stimulating Approach and Interfascial Injection Approach During Sono-guided Obturator Nerve Block
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURB) has been essential treatment for bladder tumours. Direct electrical stimulation of an obturator nerve during the TURB procedures can trigger an inadvertent adductor muscle spasm…
- Trial name
- NCT02452944
- Testing
- nerve stimulator (stimuplex HNS12), ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Chronic Shoulder Pain
Comparison of the Efficacy of Two Different Suprascapular Nerve Block Techniques in Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) at the spinoglenoid notch with SSNB at the suprascapular notch, which is the most commonly used technique in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT04938037
- Testing
- US guided, SSNB with 1ml methylprednisolone acetate (1ml / 40mg) and 5 ml 0.5% bupivacaine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Hip Fracture
Ultrasound Guided Pain Control Versus Standard Treatment in Emergency Department HIP Fracture Patients
Hip Fracture (HFx) is a painful injury that is often treated in the Emergency Department (ED) with intravenous opiates. However, this class of medications may cause deleterious side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT01904071
- Testing
- UFNB (Ultrasound guided femoral nerve block), UFIB (Ultrasound Guided Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block), IVMS (IV Morphine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Post Surgical Pain
Dose Response Study of Dexamethasone in Combination With Bupivacaine 0.25%
When used in conjunction with a local anesthetic, dexamethasone may prolong both the sensory and motor effects of high supraclavicular brachial plexus nerve block (SBP) in arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
- Trial name
- Dex Dose (NCT01690663)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine 0.25%, Dexamethasone, normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Knee Osteoarthritis, Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Evaluation of Utility of Ultrasound Guided iPACK Block for Knee Extension After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
The purpose of this study is to learn if using an Interspace between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) injection technique (also called a "nerve block") that numbs the nerves going to the back part of the knee…
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty, Physical Therapy, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03353233
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Interspace Between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) Block, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Traumatic Femur Fracture
Femoral Nerve Block for Femur Fracture Repair in Pediatrics
The purpose of this study is to prospectively compare post-operative pain relief in pediatric patients undergoing traumatic femur fracture repair who have received either a femoral nerve block with a lateral femoral cutaneous…
- Trial name
- NCT01759407
- Testing
- Ropivicaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Pain, Postoperative
A Randomized Control Trial Comparing Analgesic Benefits of Ultrasound-guided Single vs Continuous Quadratus Lumborum Blocks (QLB)vs Intrathecal Morphine(ITM) for Post Cesarean Section Pain
the purpose of this study is to compare opioid consumption in morphine equivalents between the groups that received postoperative analgesia with intrathecal morphine versus US guided QL blocks versus US guided QL catheters
- Trial name
- NCT04368364
- Testing
- Intrathecal morphine sulfate (ITM), Bupivacaine hydrochloride, ropivacaine hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Saphenous Nerve Block
Saphenous Nerve Block for Foot and Ankle Surgery
Patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery have the option of having a nerve block administered by their Anesthesiologist. The nerve block numbs the foot and results in less post-operative nausea and vomiting, and better pain…
- Trial name
- NCT02382744
- Testing
- Ultrasound Guidance, Ultrasound guidance + nerve stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Other Biomechanical Lesions of Upper Extremity
Nerve Stimulator for Patients With Upper Extremity Disease, Vascular or Orthopedic Surgery
To help determine if there is improved pain relief when a device that makes an arm muscle move (nerve stimulator) is used to place a needle in the area above the collarbone to prevent feeling of pain (anesthesia) of the upper arm.
- Trial name
- NCT03112642
- Testing
- Local anesthetic block [0.35% marcaine], Braun DIG-R-C Stimuplex Blockade Monitor System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Axillary Nerve Block
Chloroprocaine 2% vs Ropivacaine 0.75% in Ultrasound-guided Axillary Nerve Block
The Study evaluate the non-inferiority of Test product (Chloroprocaine 2%) versus Reference product (Ropivacaine 0.75%) in terms of proportion of subjects with a successful block for distal upper limb surgeries Successful block…
- Trial name
- NCT02385097
- Testing
- Chloroprocaine HCl 2%, Ropivacaine 0.75%
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Sintetica SA
Post-operative Pain
Genicular Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study seeks to examine the analgesic efficacy of genicular nerve blocks for pain after total knee replacement.
- Trial name
- NCT03706313
- Testing
- 15mL 0.25% bupivacaine, Genicular nerve block, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Nerve Block Techniques
Postoperative pain can pose significant challenges in the postoperative recovery of patients undergoing major colorectal surgery. Traditionally, opioids have played an important role in treating postoperative pain.
- Conditions
- Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02538679
- Testing
- US TAP Bupivacaine/Epinephrine, Lap TAP Bupivacaine/Epinephrine
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Post Operative Analgesia
The Ultrasound Guided Pericapsular Nerve Group and Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Blocks in Hip Replacement Surgeries
The investigators hypothesis that PENG block will produce effective opioid sparing analgesia with enhanced motor recovery more than AQLB in elderly patients undergoing total hip replacement surgeries
- Trial name
- NCT06679764
- Testing
- Anterior quadratus lumborum block technique (AQLB), Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block, Control Group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, Knee Meniscus Tear
Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Block on Pain and Quadriceps Strength
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a femoral nerve block vs. an adductor canal block on pain and quadriceps muscle strength for knee arthroscopy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05190120
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block, Adductor Canal Nerve Block, preoperative Femoral Nerve Block using 20ml of 0.5% ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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