Overview
Study of Different Concentrations of Epidural Bupivacaine for the Effects on Vasodilatation and Sensory Block
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
1999-09-01
1999-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
This study aims to compare human subjects receiving epidural bupivacaine local anesthetic at different doses and concentrations and to assess the effect on vasodilatation (sympathectomy), sensory and motor block. The hypothesis is that the drug concentration is more important than drug dose in the determination of the extent and intensity of differential sympathetic, sensory and motor block following epidural local anesthetic.Phase:
Phase 3Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Hadassah Medical OrganizationTreatments:
Bupivacaine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- Patients scheduled for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) under epidural
anesthesia between March to September 1999
Exclusion Criteria:
- graded as ASA 3 or higher, below 18 or above 70 years of age, if they had peripheral
vascular disease, baseline neurological deficit, or had any other contraindication for
regional anesthesia.