Effects of Fixation Technique On Thoracic Epidural Catheter Displacement
ConditionThoracic Epidural
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Utah
About this trial
The purpose of our study is to assess the effectiveness of Dermabond as a thoracic epidural fixation technique compared to both Mastisol and the Grip-Lok fixation bandage, two common, widely used techniques for epidural fixation.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
surgical patient
receiving a thoracic epidural
18 years of age or older
Disqualifiers
Patient refusal
allergy to adhesives or local anesthesia
pregnancy
contraindication to receiving an epidural including coagulopathy, infection, elevated ICP, or severe pre-existing neurologic disorders
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Thoracic Epidural Catheter Fixation Techniques
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov