Efficacy of a Modified Obturator Nerve Block Technique

Efficacy of a modified obturator nerve block technique by using only a single morphological landmark, a double-blinded randomised pilot study.

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Key information

Conditions

Hip Surgery Knee Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Medical University Graz

Graz, 8036, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

American Society of Anesthesiologists 1-3, older than 18 y, cooperative patient

Exclusion criteria

infection, neuromuscular deficits of the lower extremities,pregnancy, neurologic disease

Treatment and study plan

Obturator nerve block

Procedure

Primary outcomes

Adductor strengths

Time frame: pre operative, 30 minutes before start surgery

Adductor muscle strength is measured with a sphygmomanometer. Patients are instructed to squeeze a blod pressure cuff, already inflated to 40 mm Hg, between their extended knees. The maximal sustained pressure is taken as the baseline adductor strength.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Graz

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2014
First posted: Jun 11, 2013
Registry last updated: Mar 21, 2014

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