Pilot Study of a Nerve Block Simulator for the Training in Axillary Blocks

Arm Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:

Simulator Versus Cadaver Training to Perform Ultrasound-guided Axillary Nerve Bocks

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01982305
• Other study ID #: Acta No. 277 Aug 6, 2012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 6, 2013
• Last updated: November 12, 2013
• Start date: August 2012
• Est. completion date: October 2012

Study information

• Verified date: November 2013
• Source: Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Colombia: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an ultrasound-guided nerve block simulator is effective for the training of the axillary block technique.

Description:

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are becoming the standard of care in patients requiring regional anesthesia. Cost-effective training is needed for the implementation of these techniques in the global anesthesia practice. Existing simulators are expensive and not available in low income countries. The investigators aimed to test an inexpensive simulator for the training in this technique.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 12
• Est. completion date: October 2012
• Est. primary completion date: October 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Anesthesia residents

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous training in regional anesthesia techniques

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arm Injuries

Intervention

Procedure:
• Simulator
Axillary nerve anatomy lecture plus training with the simulator.
• Cadaver
Axillary nerve anatomy lecture plus training with the cadaver model.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time to locate axillary nerve in a cadaver		At the end of the procedure, expected average of 30 seconds	No
Secondary	Time to identify axillary nerve in a cadaver		During the procedure, expected average of 15 seconds	No