Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00587704
Paravertebral Blocks: Pilot Study to Compare Nerve Stimulation vs. Anatomic Landmarks in Inguinal Hernia Repair
Paravertebral Blocks Techniques: A Pilot Study to Compare Nerve Stimulation vs. Anatomic Landmarks for Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Primary aim: 1\. To compare the nerve stimulation vs. anatomic techniques of paravertebral block of T11-L1 in providing surgical anesthesia for patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Secondary aims: 1. Compare VAS pain scores in the two groups of patients over the first 24 hours. 2. Compare opioid intake over the first 24 hours in the two groups of patients.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | PVB using nerve stimulation | 5ml of 1% ropivacaine injected incrementally |
| PROCEDURE | PVB using anatomic landmarks | 5ml of 1% ropivacaine injected incrementally |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-05-01
- Completion
- 2009-05-01
- First posted
- 2008-01-07
- Last updated
- 2010-02-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00587704. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.