Efficacy of a Modified Obturator Nerve Block Technique

Medical University of Graz36 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hip Surgery Knee Surgery

Interventions

obturator nerve blockPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Medical University Graz

Graz, Austria

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Adductor strengths

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.

Time frame: pre operative, 30 minutes before start surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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