Femoral Peri-arterial Local Anesthetic Injection Via Peri-arterial Perineural Catheter Reverses Tourniquet Associated Ischemic Hypertension

ConditionsTourniquet Hypertension Intraoperative Hypertension Total Ankle Arthroplasty Ankle Fusion

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phasePhase 4

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-75

SponsorDuke University

About this trial

The goal of this prospective randomized double-blind study is to determine if an ultrasound guided peri-arterial injection of local anesthetic (LA) superomedially the femoral artery via peripheral nerve catheter reverses ischemic hypertension associated with prolonged lower extremity tourniquet time.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

ASA 4 or 5

Diagnosis of chronic pain

Daily chronic opioid use (over 3 months of continuous opioid use).

Inability to communicate pain scores or need for analgesia.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Mepivacaine
Saline
Perifemoral Injection of Local Anesthetic
Perifemoral Injection of Local Anesthetic

Treatment groups

40 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Duke University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov