Loss of Resistance, w/wo Stimulation, For Epidural Placement

Phase 4 Completed 100 enrolled Wake Forest University Health Sciences

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindSupportive care

Summary

The purpose of this randomized, observer-blinded, investigative trial is to determine if the use of electrical stimulation, compared to the traditional loss of resistance technique alone, improves the success rate of epidural catheter placement at an academic teaching institution.

Timeline

Start: 2017-03-17
Primary completion: 2017-10-11
Completion: 2017-10-11

Publications

Dobson SW, Weller RS, Edwards C, Turner JD, Jaffe JD, Reynolds JW, Henshaw DS. A randomized comparison of loss of resistance versus loss of resistance plus electrical stimulation: effect on success of thoracic epidural placement. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Feb 9;22(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s12871-022-01584-x.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Background	Epinephrine	Other / unclassified	—	—
Background	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	1.5 %	—
Background	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	5 ml	—

Indications

No indication recorded.