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Stimulating catheters have been introduced to reduce the incidence of secondary failure after continuous peripheral nerve blocks, but they effectiveness over traditional nonstimulating catheters is still controversial. Furthermore no volume-response study has compared the success rates of the two techniques for continuous lumbar plexus block. The aim of this prospective, randomized, blinded study is to detect if stimulating catheters decrease the minimal effective volume (MEAV) of 1.5% mepivacaine required for successful lumbar plexus block (LPB) in 50% of patients compared with conventional non-stimulating catheters.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| stimulating catheters group | Experimental | Lumbar plexus block performed through stimulating catheter |
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| nonstimulating catheters | Active Comparator | lumbar plexus block through nonstimulating catheters |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stimulong 100, pajunk, germany | Device | simulating catheter |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| minimum effective anesthetic volume in 50% of patients | thirty minutes after local anesthetic injection |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| morphine requirement | intraoperatively |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Istituto Ortopedico G. Pini | Milan | Milano | 20122 | Italy |
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| plexolong 100, pajunk, germany |
| Device |
nonstimulating catheter |
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