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Does Perineural Dexmedetomidine Prolong Duration of a Nerve Block?

4. januar 2016 opdateret af: Jakob Hessel Andersen, Zealand University Hospital

Does Perineural Dexmedetomidine Prolong the Duration of an Adductor Canal Block When Controlling for a Systemic Effect? - A Randomised Paired Trial in Healthy Volunteers.

Brief Summary: The aim of this trial is to investigate if dexmedetomidine prolongs the duration of an adductor canal block. By using healthy volunteers the investigators can perform a bilateral adductor canal block and thereby control for a systemic effect to clarify if the effect is actually peripheral or systemic. The investigators hypothesis is that dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to a local anaesthetic prolongs the duration of a peripheral nerve block by a peripheral mechanism.

Studieoversigt

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Background:

Efficient pain management promoting mobilization and convalescence is essential in an ideal perioperative course. Regional nerve blocks are a central element in postoperative regimes for many patients and it is therefore important that these nerve blocks are both long lasting and efficient. This trial will investigate whether it is possible to optimize the postoperative pain management when adding dexmedetomidine to the local anaesthetic ropivacaine in peripheral nerve blocks.

The prolonging effect of using dexmedetomidine as adjunct in peripheral nerve blocks have been investigated in several studies. However, it remains uncertain whether the effect is mediated by a systemic-, a peripheral- or a combined systemic/peripheral mechanism. In this trial the adjuvating effect of dexmedetomidine will be investigated using the adductor canal block. This is a nerve block that besides being efficient as pain treatment after knee surgery, is primarily sensory, and therefore augments mobilization after total knee arthroplasty.

Method:

On the trial day the volunteers will receive bilateral adductor canal blocks. In one thigh they will receive the local anaesthetic ropivacaine 20ml 5mg/ml and placebo (saline) and in the other thigh ropivacaine 20ml 5mg/ml and dexmedetomidine 100μg. The allocation is blinded to volunteer and investigator.

The duration of the nerve block will be measured by five different tests: Temperature test, Pinprick, Pain during tonic heat stimulation, Warmth detection threshold and pain detection threshold. All tests are validated within pain research.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

21

Fase

  • Fase 2

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

      • Koege, Danmark, 4600
        • Department of Anesthesiology Koege Hospital

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år til 65 år (Voksen, Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Han

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists class 1
  • Body Mass Index 18-30

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to study medication
  • Earlier trauma or surgery to lower limb
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • Daily intake of opioids or steroids last 4 weeks
  • Daily intake of any analgesics last 48 hours Heart block Sick sinus node.

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Firedobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Ropivacaine + Dexmedetomidine
Adductor Canal Block 20 ml Ropivacaine 5mg/ml + 1 ml Dexmedetomidine 100ug/ml
100 ug dexmedetomidine added to the ropivacaine nerveblock
Andre navne:
  • Dexdor
20 ml Ropivacaine 5mg/ml
Placebo komparator: Ropivacaine + Placebo
Adductor Canal Block 20 ml Ropivacaine 5mg/ml + 1 ml Saline
20 ml Ropivacaine 5mg/ml
Placebo

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Difference in duration of sensory block between dexmedetomidine and placebo assessed as cold sensation with an alcohol swab
Tidsramme: 0-36 hours
Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of cold sensation to an alcohol swab, assessed every hour post-block (and every half hour when pain scores during the tonic heat stimulation test is above 0) Time for sleep will be provided.
0-36 hours

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Difference between dexmedetomidine and placebo in the duration of a sensory block assessed by pin-prick
Tidsramme: 0-36 hours
Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation, assessed on the hour post block Time for sleep will be provided.
0-36 hours
Difference between dexmedetomidine and placebo in the duration of a sensory block assessed as maximum pain during a tonic heat stimulation test
Tidsramme: 0-36 hours
Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation, assessed on the hour post block.Time for sleep will be provided. Recovery of normal sensation is defined as VAS pain scores ± 10 mm of the pre-block value. A Linear 100mm visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used.
0-36 hours
Difference between dexmedetomidine and placebo in the duration of a sensory block assessed as warmth detection threshold
Tidsramme: 0-36 hours
Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation, assessed on the hour post block Time for sleep will be provided. Recovery of normal sensation is defined as detection thresholds of ± 2 degrees C of the pre-block value. Time for sleep will be provided
0-36 hours
Difference between dexmedetomidine and placebo in the duration of a sensory block assessed as heat pain detection threshold
Tidsramme: 0-36 hours
Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation, assessed on the hour post block. Time for sleep will be provided. Recovery of normal sensation is defined as detection thresholds of ± 2 degrees C of the pre-block value.
0-36 hours
Difference in maximum pain scores between dexmedetomidine and placebo during block and after recovery of normal sensation.
Tidsramme: 0-36 hours
Pain scores during a tonic heat stimulation will be compared every hour post block and 1 h after pain scores have returned to the pre-block values. Time for sleep will be provided.
0-36 hours

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Jakob H Andersen, MD, Department of Anesthesiology Koege Hospital

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. august 2015

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. september 2015

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. september 2015

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

30. juni 2015

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

30. juni 2015

Først opslået (Skøn)

2. juli 2015

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

5. januar 2016

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

4. januar 2016

Sidst verificeret

1. august 2015

Mere information

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