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Needle Nerve Contact in Ultrasound Guided Femoral Block

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Waitlist Available
Led By Xavier Sala-Blanch, MD
Research Sponsored by Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block is a common regional anesthesia technique. The optimal method of needle guidance (in-plane versus out-of-plane) with regards to the block efficacy and avoidance of needle-nerve contact has not been established. In this study the investigators tests the hypothesis that the incidence of needle-nerve contact is higher with the needle insertion in an out-of-plane than with the in-plane approach.

Eligible Conditions
  • Peripheral Nerve Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Number of intraneural needle insertion in ultrasound-guided femoral block: out-of-plane versus in-plane approach
Secondary study objectives
Number of Participants with femoral block success in ultrasound-guided femoral block: out-of-plane versus in-plane approach.

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: out of plane needle placementExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: in plane needle placementExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Hospital Clinic of BarcelonaLead Sponsor
431 Previous Clinical Trials
5,411,178 Total Patients Enrolled
Xavier Sala-Blanch, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity Clinic Barcelona
2 Previous Clinical Trials
80 Total Patients Enrolled
Ana Ruiz, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Barcelona
Julia Martinez-Ocon, MDStudy ChairUniversity of Barcelona
Admir Hadzic, Prof DrStudy DirectorColumbia University St Luke's Hospital
Gerard Sánchez-Etayo, MDStudy ChairUniversity of Barcelona
Maria J Carretero, MDStudy ChairUniversity of Barcelona
~3 spots leftby Jan 2026
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