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Suprasacral Parallel Shift - Ultrasound/MR Image Fusion Guided Lumbosacral Plexus Block

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02593370
Enrollment
26
Registered
2015-11-02
Start date
2015-10-31
Completion date
2016-01-31
Last updated
2016-02-12

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Conditions

Anesthesia Local, Hip Fractures, Pain, Perioperative

Keywords

Hip surgery anesthesia, Perioperative analgesia

Brief summary

The main objective of the trial is to complete a double-blinded randomized controlled trial with crossover design of a lumbosacral plexus block with the Suprasacral Parallel Shift technique guided by ultrasound/magnetic resonance (MR) image fusion vs. Suprasacral Parallel Shift guided by ultrasound by estimating sensory block of the femoral nerve, the obturator nerve, the lumbosacral trunk, and spinal nerve L1 in healthy volunteers.

Detailed description

The main objective of the trial is to complete a double-blinded randomized controlled trial with crossover design of a one-injection nerve block of the lower part of the lumbar plexus and the upper part of the sacral plexus (Suprasacral Parallel Shift, SSPS) to achieve analgesia of the femoral nerve, the obturator nerve, the lumbosacral trunk, and spinal nerve L1 with SSPS guided by ultrasound/MR image fusion vs. SSPS guided by ultrasound by estimating sensory block of in healthy volunteers by estimating the sensory block of dermatomes of the terminal nerves in healthy volunteers. The secondary objective is to estimate a) preparation and b) procedure time, c) injection site and d) depth, e) discomfort, f) change in MAP, g) plasma lidocaine pharmacokinetics, h) motor and i) sensory block, j) perineural and k) epidural spread of lidocaine-epinephrine added gadotorate meglumine on MRI, and l) cost-effectiveness of SSPS guided by ultrasound/MR image fusion vs. SSPS guided by ultrasound. The investigators hypothesize that block success is higher for SSPS guided by ultrasound/MR image fusion than for SSPS guided by ultrasound.

Interventions

Sponsors

AP Moeller Foundation
CollaboratorOTHER
Aarhus University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Thomas F. Bendtsen
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years * Volunteers who has given their written and oral informed consent to participate in the study after having fully understood the content and the limitations of the protocol. * Normal healthy person (American Society of Anesthesiology \[ASA\] Classification I)

Exclusion criteria

* Volunteers not able to cooperate in the study * Volunteers not able to understand or speak Danish * Daily use of analgesics * Allergy against the medicines used in the study * Drug abuse (according to the investigator's judgement) * Alcohol consumption greater than the recommendations of the Danish National Board of Health * Contraindication for MRI including pregnancy * Volunteer in whom nerve blocks are not possible due to technical reasons * Volunteer who are incompetent (ie. surrogate consent is not accepted)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Block successEstimated 40 min after completed intervention. Presented 10 months after last patient last visit (LVLP).Block success of the clinical relevant lumbosacral nerves that innervate the hip joint capsule estimated as significant motor block of the obturator nerve, the femoral nerve, and the lumbosacral trunk. Motor block is a significant proxy marker of sensory block. Motor block (muscle strength, mmHg) is assessed with a handheld dynamometer.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Plasma lidocaineBlood samples are withdrawn 0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, and 90 minutes after intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLP
Block procedure timeEstimated during intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLPBlock procedure time in seconds is defined as the time of the placement of the ultrasound probe on the skin to until the block needle is pulled out after injection of local anesthetics
Injection siteEstimated at the end of the intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLP
Block needle depthEstimated at the end of the intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLP
DiscomfortEstimated immediately after the intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLPEstimated on numeric rating scale 0-10
Time for preparationEstimated prior to intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLPTime for preparation in seconds is defined as the time of placement of the volunteer on the bed until the end of pre-ultrasound scanning
Sensory (cold, warm, touch, pain) block of the dermatomes T12-S3 and the lateral femoral cutaneous nerveEstimated 50 min after intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLP
Perineural spread of local anesthetics added gadoterate meglumineEstimated on MRI sampled 10-30 minutes after intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLP
Epidural spread of local anesthetics added gadoterate meglumineEstimated on MRI sampled 10-30 minutes after intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLP
Cost-effectiveness (ICER)Calculated after LVLP. Presented 10 months after the last visit of the last volunteerICER is estimated as the difference in mean marginal cost of the blocks.
Mean arterial pressure changeMean arterial pressure is measured prior intervention and 5 min after intervention. Presented 10 months after LVLP

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026