Ultrasound and Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Guided Femoral Nerve Block

Short Term Effect of Ultrasound and Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Guided Femoral Nerve Block With Phenol on Outcomes in People With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

A pre-post descriptive study was performed to examine the immediate effects of ultrasound (US) guided femoral nerve block with phenol (UGFNBwP) in managing lower limb spasticity of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

Study Design: A pre-post descriptive study was performed. Objectives: To examine the immediate effects of ultrasound (US) guided femoral nerve block with phenol (UGFNBwP) in managing lower limb spasticity of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: Ankara, Turkey Methods: Nineteen patients with traumatic SCI presenting with lower extremity spasticity were treated with UGFNBwP. Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) of hip flexion and knee extension, functional independence measure (FIM) motor subscale, difficulty of catheterization (DoC), hygiene score (HS), spasm frequency (SF), sleep quality (SQ) and patient satisfaction (PS) were measured in all patients prior to treatment, at first week and second month.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

14

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Traumatic etiology
  • Duration of spinal cord injury more than twelve months
  • Spasticity of hip flexor and/or knee extensor muscle
  • Use of any oral medications to reduce spasticity at stable doses for at least one month before first assessment
  • The patients have to accept to continue same dose until end of the last assessment
  • Medical clearance to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having established contracture of the knee/hip joint
  • Aged over 65 years
  • History of surgery for knee/hip disorders
  • Non-traumatic etiology

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: femoral nerve block

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Modified Ashworth Scale
Time Frame: up to 8 weeks
Scale measures muscle tone (spasticity). (min-max:0-4).Higher values represent a worse outcome.
up to 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Functional independence measure
Time Frame: up to 8 weeks
Scale measures level of independence on activities of daily life (min-max: 0-126) points).Motor subscale of FIM measure is used in this study (min-max:0-91). Higher values represent a better outcome.
up to 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 27, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

March 16, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 16, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2018

Last Verified

March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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