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Gel vs saline as medium for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia

Ultrasound gel vs sterile saline as conducting medium for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11124844
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-04-27
Start date
2021-03-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-05-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Regional anesthesiology Not Applicable

Interventions

Anesthesiology trainees and attending physicians are asked to obtain a supraclavicular view with one medium before a washout period and then repeat the exercise with the other medium. The view with ea

Sponsors

Mount Sinai Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Anesthesiology trainee or attending at the Mount Sinai Hospital who completed all required peripheral nerve blocks required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subject refused after being explained study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Acceptable ultrasound image as deemed by the percentage of images that blinded expert reviewer answered “yes” to the question “Would you proceed with the block with this image?”. This will be measured just after image acquisition.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of ultrasound image measured by a visual analogue scale of 0-10 by a blinded expert reviewer just after image acquisition

Countries

United States of America

Contacts

Public ContactAmar Bhavsar
Amar.bhavsar@mountsinai.org+1 (0)7329861514

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026