Pilot Study of a Nerve Block Simulator for the Training in Axillary Blocks

Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud

Status: Completed

Conditions: Arm Injuries

Treatments: Procedure: Cadaver; Procedure: Simulator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01982305

Acta No. 277 Aug 6, 2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an ultrasound-guided nerve block simulator is effective for the training of the axillary block technique.

Full description

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are becoming the standard of care in patients requiring regional anesthesia. Cost-effective training is needed for the implementation of these techniques in the global anesthesia practice. Existing simulators are expensive and not available in low income countries. The investigators aimed to test an inexpensive simulator for the training in this technique.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anesthesia residents

Exclusion criteria

• Previous training in regional anesthesia techniques

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

Simulator

Experimental group

Description:

One training session with the simulator.

Treatment:

Procedure: Simulator

Cadaver

Active Comparator group

Description:

One training session with a cadaver.

Treatment:

Procedure: Cadaver