NCT03667898

Intelligent Needle Tip Tracking Using Ultrasound Imaging for Lumbar Plexus Blocks

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In a randomized controlled crossover study design, ultrasound guided lumbar plexus blocks will be performed with and without the aid of a needle tip tracking (NTT) system. Specialists in anaesthesiology with average experience in ultrasound guided peripheral nerve block (PNB) techniques will perform the blocks. 27 volunteers will be included. The primary objective is to investigate the effect of the NTT system on performance time, as a measure for improved block performance. Secondary objectives are the effects of the NTT system on dexterity, peripheral nerve block characteristics, subjective experience, and peripheral block performance.

Conditions

• Nerve Block

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Lumbar plexus block using NTT	An lumbar plexus block is performed using ultrasound guidance with needle tip tracking.
PROCEDURE	Lumbar plexus block without NTT	An lumbar plexus block is performed using ultrasound guidance without needle tip tracking.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-08
• Primary completion: 2018-10-26
• Completion: 2018-11-30
• First posted: 2018-09-12
• Last updated: 2018-12-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway