NCT06196112

Localization of Vasculonervous Structures in Tibial Nerve Neuromodulation: a Cross-sectional Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 105 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Tibial nerve neuromodulation is an effective and widely used technique in various pelvic floor dysfunctions. There are two approaches described in scientific literature to perform this technique: transcutaneous and percutaneous. However, there is no consensus on the execution of these techniques, as the location of the tibial nerve in relation to other anatomical structures like the tibia has not been described. The findings of this research could serve as a basis for the implementation and development of protocols aimed at improving the technique of posterior tibial neuromodulation.

Detailed description

Design: A cross-sectional observational study at the Physiotherapy Unit of the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital. The main objective of this study is to determine the location and size of tibial vasculonervous structures (nerve, artery, and vein) in relation to the tibia and skin using ultrasound in healthy subjects Methods: Healthy subjects will participate, and sociodemographic data (age, sex, weight, height) will be collected. Subsequently, various measurements of the right tibial vasculonervous structures will be obtained through ultrasound A single examiner with over 5 years of experience in ultrasound will perform the measurements. Significance of the research: Knowledge of the position and size of the tibial vasculonervous bundle could be useful to justify and standardize transcutaneous and percutaneous approaches in tibial nerve neuromodulation. This would improve the safety of the technique, avoiding adverse events resulting from the intervention

Conditions

• Tibial Nerve
• Healthy Volunteers

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-15
• Primary completion: 2024-07-15
• Completion: 2024-07-15
• First posted: 2024-01-09
• Last updated: 2024-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain