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CompletedNCT02266732

Ultrasound Vs Nerve Stimulation - Why is a PNS so Effective?

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (actual)
Sponsor
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The traditional model of localizing a nerve for blockade is using a peripheral nerve stimulator, PNS. Recent advances in UltraSound technology has allowed UltraSound to guide nerve blockade. However despite excellent visualization nerve block success has not significantly improved. I aim to show that this is because the PNS stimulation of a nerve is more than a proximity response as thought but a correct fascial plane response and hence the high success rate of this blind approach.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEStimuplex HNS 12

Timeline

Start date
2011-05-01
Primary completion
2011-06-01
Completion
2011-06-01
First posted
2014-10-17
Last updated
2015-02-23

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02266732. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.