Continuous Infusions vs Scheduled Bolus Infusions

Pain, Postoperative Clinical Trial

Official title: A Prospective Comparison of Pain and Analgesia in Patients With Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters Using Continuous Infusion or Scheduled Bolus Infusion

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To compare continuous infusions to bolus infusions and there affect on post-surgical pain.

Clinical Trial Description

Regional anesthetic techniques are an integral part to many anesthetic approaches, providing both intraoperative and postoperative anesthesia and analgesia. Regional anesthesia peripheral nerve blocks have been shown to reduce postoperative pain and improve measures such as opioid requirements and readiness for discharge. By using a catheter technique for continuous peripheral nerve blocks, analgesia can be extended well into post-operative days 2 and 3, further extending these benefits. Historically these catheters have implemented a continuous dosing regimen of local anesthetic, but increasingly there is evidence of improved analgesic outcomes without adverse effects by using a scheduled bolus dosing regimen. Many institutions have implemented this new protocol for catheter dosing. The beneficial effect of scheduled bolus dosing has not been studied in all blocks and all surgical procedures. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Postoperative
• Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

• NCT number: NCT03230565
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Stanford University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: June 1, 2018
• Completion date: January 16, 2024