Assessment of Limb Perfusion During Junctional Tourniquet

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bleeding

Treatments: Device: Application of a Junctional Tourniquet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02092415

Junctional Tourniquet

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to use contrast enhanced ultrasound to determine the degree to which flow is reduced during application of a junctional tourniquet (JT). Contrast enhanced ultrasound is performed to quantify thigh and calf perfusion at baseline and during application of the JT

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy subject
• Age 19-50

Exclusion criteria

• Peripheral artery disease
• Known heart failure
• Right to left shunt
• Pregnancy
• Presence of femoral artery aneurysm

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Normal subjects

Experimental group

Description:

Normal subjects, all of whom undergo brief application of junctional tourniquet

Treatment:

Device: Application of a Junctional Tourniquet