Clinical trials: Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Osteoarthritis of Hip, Regional Anesthesia
Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block With and Without Parasacral Block in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of adding a single shot parasacral (sciatic) nerve block to a continuous lumbar plexus block in patients undergoing total hip replacement.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis of Hip, Regional Anesthesia, Other Acute Postoperative Pain, Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- NCT02161484
- Testing
- Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block, Parasacral Nerve Block, Ropivacine 0.2%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Rita Merman
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Combination of Peripheral Nerve Block and DepoDur in Total Knee Joint Replacement
The investigators hypothesize that patients who receive a femoral catheter with low dose epidural Depodur will experience comparable or superior pain relief than those who receive both femoral and sciatic catheters.
- Trial name
- NCT00895531
- Testing
- Depodur, sciatic nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Postoperative Pain Following Knee Arthroplasty
Femoral Versus Adductor Canal Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Knee Arthroplasty
Patients typically experience moderate-to-severe pain following knee arthroplasty that is usually treated with a combination of oral and intravenous analgesics and enhanced by continuous peripheral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT01759277
- Testing
- Control: Femoral perineural local anesthetic infusion, Experimental: Adductor Canal perineural local anesthetic infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Postoperative Complications
Comparative Effectiveness of Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Outpatient Shoulder Surgery
This retrospective, population-based cohort study will evaluate the comparative effectiveness of peripheral nerve blocks on patient outcomes after ambulatory shoulder surgery in adults patients undergoing surgery in Ottawa…
- Trial name
- NCT03309644
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve blockade, No peripheral nerve blockade
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,623 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Nerve Block, Pain, Postoperative
Pudendal Nerve Block in Vaginal Surgery
The objective of this this randomized controlled study is to determine whether a pudendal nerve block at the time of vaginal surgery is associated with improved postoperative pain control and decrease opioid consumption compared…
- Conditions
- Nerve Block, Pain, Postoperative, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Trial name
- NCT04198714
- Testing
- Pudendal block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Internal Derangement of Hip, Acetabular Labrum Tear
Preemptive Femoral & Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Blocks for THA Acute Pain
The goal of the study is to evaluate via a prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial, whether ultrasound-guided single femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks with ropivacaine 0.5% with epinephrine (1:200,000) as…
- Trial name
- NCT01997567
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Knee Injury
Decadron as Adjuvant in Femoral Nerve Blocks in Knee Arthroscopy
If preservative-free dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg (max dose 4 mg) is added to ropivacaine 0.5% 2 mg/kg (max dose 100 mg), then post-PACU opioid consumption will be reduced by 33%.
- Trial name
- NCT01971645
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Anxiety, Peripheral Nerve Block
Music vs Midazolam During Preop Nerve Block Placement
The purpose of this study is to determine if there are differences in anxiety scores, heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen status when using sedation medication versus music while undergoing a peripheral nerve block before your…
- Trial name
- NCT03069677
- Testing
- music, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Total Hip Arthroplasty, Postoperative Pain
A Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Nerve Block Ropivacaine Concentrations
Peripheral nerve blocks are the standard of care for pain management after hip replacement surgery at UPMC Shadyside. This prospective, randomized study is intended to assess the effect of 0.1 versus 0.2% ropivacaine in lumbar…
- Trial name
- NCT01556724
- Testing
- 0.1% or 0.2% ropivacaine nerve blocks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Sylvia Wilson
Pain, Acute, Surgery
Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Peripheral Nerve Block
Liposomal bupivacaine has gained interest in recent literature for its potential to be an effective adjunct to other pain control modalities in a multi-modal approach to post-operative pain control.
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Surgery, Anesthesia, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03922620
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Peripheral Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Medication Overuse Headache, Chronic Migraine, Headache
Peripheral Nerve Block and Topiramate in the Treatment of Medication Overuse Headaches
Purpose: In this study, the investigators compared the effectiveness of peripheral nerve block (greater occipital nerve block with supratrochlear nerve block) versus topiramate as detoxification therapies in chronic migraine…
- Trial name
- NCT03767062
- Testing
- Topamax, Greater Occipital Nerve Block + Supratrochlear Nerve Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Prostate CA
Evaluation of Addition of Dexamethasone to Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Peripheral Nerve Block
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks are increasingly being performed after abdominal surgery to provide post operative analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT01303003
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, TAP block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
Upper Limb Nerve Block
The Study of Regional Hemodynamic Changes After Specific Brachial Plexus Block by Ultrasound Guidance
Phase 1 Sympathetic block leads to vasodilatation and increases in blood flow. However, regional hemodynamic changes of radial and ulnar artery after specific nerve block of brachial plexus remains unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT02139982
- Testing
- specific nerve block, ropivacaine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Wenzhou Medical University
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
Meralgia Paresthetica
Comparing Ways to Freeze the Nerve That Provides Thigh Sensation
Background The sensation on the outside of portion of our thighs is provided by a nerve called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN).
- Trial name
- NCT02577510
- Testing
- Nerve Injection- Nerve Stimulator, Nerve Injection - Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Ottawa
Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Comparison of 3 Techniques for Ultrasound-guided Femoral Nerve Catheter Insertion
This is a randomized study which will compare three femoral nerve catheter insertion techniques. Subjects will be randomized into one of thee groups, Group 1: ultrasound guided femoral nerve catheter using a stimulation needle…
- Trial name
- NCT00927368
- Testing
- ultrasound guidance alone, ultrasound guidance and needle stimulation, ultrasound guidance and catheter stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Opioid Use in Single Shot Nerve Block vs Continuous Peripheral Nerve Infusion in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair
Anterior cruciate ligament repair using hamstring autograft in children is a painful orthopedic procedure. The current practice to provide analgesia for this procedure include femoral continuous perineural infusion and femoral…
- Trial name
- NCT02075411
- Testing
- bupivacaine, continuous perineural infusion catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Postoperative Pain
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Major Lower Extremity Amputations
This study will be a double-blinded randomized controlled trial analyzing all patients who will undergo major lower extremity amputations by the vascular surgery service at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fresno…
- Trial name
- NCT03174782
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Saline Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pediatric Extremity Fracture, Pediatric Extremity Soft Tissue Injury
Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients
Context: Single shot peripheral nerve blocks have limited duration of action depending on the local anesthetic agent used in the block. But it rarely lasts longer than 12 hrs.
- Trial name
- NCT02236130
- Testing
- Regional block, General Anesthesia, Local Anesthetic Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Back Pain, Radiculopathy Lumbar
Threshold Response of Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block in Predicting Good Outcome Following Lumbar Foraminotomy
SNRB, as measured by the change in pain and objective functional ability, can solicit crucial information regarding a patient's clinical picture and can predict a patient's outcome post-surgery.
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Radiculopathy Lumbar, Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT03801356
- Testing
- Selective Nerve Root Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic