Italian Data Registry of Patients Undergoing Peripheral Nerve Block Performed in the Emergency Departments

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAzienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria

About this trial

This data registry aim is to describe the practice of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia (POCUS-GRA) in emergency departments of nosocomial hospitals where, the organizational structure, has already provided for the implementation of peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) in common clinical practice for the treatment of acute pain due to bone fractures.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years;

NRS>3

Disqualifiers

Intubated patients

Patients with known dementia

Patients with delirium (assessed by Confusion Assessment Method)

Pregnant patients

Trial population

Approximately 500 patients entering the emergency department with ≤2 trauma fractures are expected to be enrolled, who undergo PNB

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

500 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial group
Group A: Patients from emergency department undergoing peripheral nerve blockade (PNB)

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Minimally Clinically Important Difference

The percentage of patients, relative to the total, in whom the PNB (Peripheral Nerve Block) resulted in a reduction of at least 3 points in the VAS, defined as the MCID (Minimally Clinically Important Difference).

Time frame
One hour after the end of the procedure

Secondary outcomes

1

Incidence of complications

The number of complications associated with the procedure, such as: presence of bleeding, pneumothorax, neurological complications, neurological complications, presence of nerve damage.

Time frame
7 days after the end of the procedure
2

Time of procedure

The time required in minutes for the preparation and execution of the PNB

Time frame
At the end of the procedure
3

Patient satisfaction

Assessment of patient satisfaction about analgesia according to a 5-point Likert scale item from 1 (very unsatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied)

Time frame
one hour after the end of the procedure
4

Operator satisfaction

Assessment of satisfaction of the operator performing fracture reduction According to Likert 5-item scale from 1 (very unsatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied)

Time frame
After the end of the procedure

Other outcomes

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