Perfusion Index in the Success of Peripheral Nerve Block

Perfusion Index Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of Perfusion Index in the Success of Peripheral Nerve Block in Advanced Age Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02989896
• Other study ID #: ERZINCAN UNIVERSITY 5
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 4, 2016
• Last updated: December 8, 2016
• Start date: December 2016
• Est. completion date: September 2017

Study information

• Verified date: December 2016
• Source: Erzincan University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Turkey: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

After a successful peripheral nerve block, blockade of sympathetic nerve fibers results in local vasodilatation, increased local blood flow, and increased skin temperature.Increased permeability index; Can be used as a reliable tool for evaluating block activity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: September 2017
• Est. primary completion date: August 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 65 years old

• ASA I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients under 65 years old

• Patients contraindicated in regional anesthesia

• Patients with local anesthetic allergy

• Patients with injection site infection

• Patients who do not accept the procedure

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Perfusion Index
• Peripheral Nerve Block Success

Intervention

Device:
• perfusion index

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Erzincan University

References & Publications (7)

Curatolo M, Petersen-Felix S, Arendt-Nielsen L. Sensory assessment of regional analgesia in humans: a review of methods and applications. Anesthesiology. 2000 Dec;93(6):1517-30. — View Citation

Galvin EM, Niehof S, Verbrugge SJ, Maissan I, Jahn A, Klein J, van Bommel J. Peripheral flow index is a reliable and early indicator of regional block success. Anesth Analg. 2006 Jul;103(1):239-43, table of contents. — View Citation

Goldman JM, Petterson MT, Kopotic RJ, Barker SJ. Masimo signal extraction pulse oximetry. J Clin Monit Comput. 2000;16(7):475-83. — View Citation

Kus A, Gurkan Y, Gormus SK, Solak M, Toker K. Usefulness of perfusion index to detect the effect of brachial plexus block. J Clin Monit Comput. 2013 Jun;27(3):325-8. doi: 10.1007/s10877-013-9439-4. — View Citation

Lima AP, Beelen P, Bakker J. Use of a peripheral perfusion index derived from the pulse oximetry signal as a noninvasive indicator of perfusion. Crit Care Med. 2002 Jun;30(6):1210-3. — View Citation

Pearson AC, Gudipati CV, Labovitz AJ. Effects of aging on left ventricular structure and function. Am Heart J. 1991 Mar;121(3 Pt 1):871-5. — View Citation

Sebastiani A, Philippi L, Boehme S, Closhen D, Schmidtmann I, Scherhag A, Markstaller K, Engelhard K, Pestel G. Perfusion index and plethysmographic variability index in patients with interscalene nerve catheters. Can J Anaesth. 2012 Dec;59(12):1095-101. doi: 10.1007/s12630-012-9796-3. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	patient's perfusion index		nine month	Yes