Clinical trials: Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Drop Foot
The Investigators Are Comparing Lidocaine and Papaverine Nerve Blocks to Determine Which Improves Blood Flow Better, Making the "Phoenix Sign" Clearer on Imaging. This Helps Accurately Diagnose Nerve Compression, Improving Patient Care
This pilot study aims to investigate the effects of nerve blocks in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy through a double-blinded, randomized trial involving 4 patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06919289
- Testing
- Infiltration of papaverine, Lidocaine infiltration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Neuropathy Centers
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
Descriptive Analysis of Morphological Aspects of Nerve by Ultra-high Frequency Ultrasound (30-50MHZ) in Demyelinating Neuropathies: Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Chronic (IPDC), Neuropathy Multifocal Motor Block of Conducting (NMMBC) and Neuropathy With Antibody A MAG
The use of nerve ultrasound for the diagnosis and monitoring of neuromuscular diseases is a promising growing field (1). Non-invasive and painless, ultrasound provides additional data electroneuromyography (EMG), with a spatial…
- Trial name
- EchoNerf (NCT03008733)
- Testing
- Ultrasound UHF peripheral nerves, Electro myography surface nerves
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Muscle Strength, Healthy Volunteers
Adductor Canal Block and Effect of 10 Versus 30 ml Ropivacaine on Muscle Strength: a Randomized Study in Healthy Volunteers
To investigate whether reducing the volume (30 versus 10 ml) ropivacaine injected can reduce the number of subjects with impaired muscle strength following adductor canal block.
- Trial name
- NCT01981746
- Testing
- Adductor canal block with ropivacaine 0.1%
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Healthy
The Effect of Different Doses (Mass) of Local Anesthetic on Duration of Adductor Canal Block in Healthy Volunteers - Part 2
To investigate whether increased dose of local anesthetic (lidocaine) increases duration of peripheral nerve block (adductor canal block) and to develop a model for assessing duration of peripheral nerve blockades.
- Trial name
- NCT02172729
- Testing
- Adductor canal block with 20 ml lidocaine, single bolus
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Pudendal Neuralgia, Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Transvaginal Versus Fluoroscopy-guided Trans Gluteal Pudendal Nerve Block for Pudendal Neuralgia
Chronic pain affecting the pelvic and urogenital area is a major clinical problem and can have a profound impact on quality of life and health care costs.
- Trial name
- NCT06644261
- Testing
- Bupivacaine injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Knee Arthroplasty, Total, Peripheral Nerve Block
Postoperative Analgesia in Bilateral Knee Arthroplasties
To observationally compare the analgesic efficacy of LIA and S-FICB techniques and to record the pain scores of patients who underwent bilateral knee operations in the postoperative period.
- Conditions
- Knee Arthroplasty, Total, Peripheral Nerve Block, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT06357013
- Testing
- Bilateral Suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block, Local infiltration analgesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli City Hospital
Educational Problems
Deliberate Practice With Validated Metrics Improves Skills Acquisition
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of deliberate vs. self-guided practices on acquiring needling skills by novice learners.
- Trial name
- NCT03154372
- Testing
- Expert supervised practice with validated metrics, self guided practice with validated metrics
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Nerve Block, Electric Stimulation
Nerve Conduction Block Using Transcutaneous Electrical Currents
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the transcutaneous application of unmodulated high frequency alternating currents could produce a quickly conduction block of peripheral nerve.
- Trial name
- NCT03169049
- Testing
- High-Frequency Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Other Acute Postoperative Pain, Pain, Postoperative
Effects of Local Anaesthetic Infusion Rates on Nerve Block Duration
This trial is a part of the project: 'A novel technique for reliable, precise and safe postoperative pain management' (project no. 65-2014-3).
- Conditions
- Other Acute Postoperative Pain, Pain, Postoperative, Anaesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT02801799
- Testing
- Varying infusion rates of Ropivacaine 0.2%
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nordsjaellands Hospital
Diaphragm Paralysis
The Effect of Interscalene Peripheral Nerve Block With 0.25% Bupivacaine vs 0.125% Bupivacaine on Lung Function
Peripheral nerve blocks are used to provide post-operative pain relief. Nerve blocks in the neck, in the interscalene area, provide pain relief after shoulder surgery but can cause temporary weakness or paralysis of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01429584
- Testing
- interscalene nerve block with 0.25% bupivacaine, interscalene block with 0.125% bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Analgesia, Pain, Acute
Duration of Analgesia With Dexmedetomidine and Ropivacaine in Brachial Plexus Block
This is a prospective, randomized, double blind study of adding dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine for Brachial plexus block and assessing the analgesia with VAS pain scales(0-10), Satisfaction scale by VAS scale(0-10) and time to…
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Pain, Acute, Peripheral Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT03385967
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, ropivacaine
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Pain Management, Simulation
Simulation-Based Training for Ultrasound-Guided Perineural Catheter Insertion
This study will determine the efficacy of a teaching program incorporating hybrid simulation in training practicing anesthesiologists on ultrasound (US)-guided continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB).
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Simulation, Training, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT01688271
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Foot Surgery, Ankle Surgery
Pre-post Spinal Popliteal Block
This is a retrospective chart review to determine the non-inferiority of performing lower extremity peripheral nerve block placement under spinal anesthesia compared to its pre-spinal counterpart.
- Trial name
- NCT05354791
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Myocardial Ischemia, Diabetes Complication
Evaluation of Perioperative Myocardial Injury in Patients Undergoing Below-Knee Lower Extremity Surgery
The aim of this observational study was to detect myocardial damage by monitoring high-sensitive troponin I levels in patients undergoing below-knee extremity surgery with peripheral nerve block.
- Trial name
- NCT07241572
- Testing
- high sensitive Troponin I
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Anesthesia, Local
The CIA Score: a Learner's Tool
The goal of this project is to use a previously described scoring system - the CIA system - as a teaching tool to help learners assess the bleeding risk of peripheral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT05153265
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Systemic Steroids for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
This study will investigate the ability of systemic dexamethasone to prolong the sensory block duration for lumbar plexus nerve blockade.
- Trial name
- NCT02464176
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Chronic Migraine Headache, Radiofrequency Ablation
The Effect of Interventional Procedures on Serum CGRP and PACAP-38 Levels in Chronic Migraine
The study included 100 patients diagnosed with chronic migraine (CM) who received a diagnosis from the headache clinics of the Neurology Department of Adnan Menderes University Hospitals between May 2025 and May 2026.
- Conditions
- Chronic Migraine Headache, Radiofrequency Ablation, Greater Occipital Nerve Block, Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide
- Trial name
- NCT07395908
- Testing
- Greater occipital nerve Pulse radiofrequency, Greater occipital nerve block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Nerve Pain
A Comparison Between Posterior, Lateral and Medial Approaches for Ultrasound-guided Popliteal Block
Background: Popliteal block is a widely used technique to provide anesthesia or analgesia for below-knee surgical procedures. In this study, the investigators compare ultrasound-guided popliteal blocks via posterior, lateral, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06489210
- Testing
- popliteal block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helwan University
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Neuropathy
Effects of Ankle Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the effects of ultrasound-guided ankle block on sensory and motor block characteristics and postoperative analgesic outcomes in patients undergoing lower extremity surgery.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Neuropathy, Postoperative Pain Management
- Trial name
- ANKLE-DM (NCT07404124)
- Testing
- Ultrasound-Guided Ankle Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Orthopedic Surgery-lower Leg Surgery
Efficacy of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator in Assessing Sensory Nerve Block Level of Spinal Anesthesia
Various methods are used to assess the level of anesthesia block after spinal anesthesia. Among them, ice cubes, alcohol swabs, and needles are commonly used in the clinical setting, but ice is limited by difficulties with…
- Trial name
- NCT01768780
- Testing
- the anticholinergic glycopyrrolate 0.1 ㎎ + 0-15 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University