Regional Anesthesia for Sickle Cell Crisis Using Ultrasound in The Emergency Department: Phase I

Stopped early · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Sickle Cell Disease

In brief

The hypothesis of this study is: Femoral nerve blocks can feasibly be performed on patients with Sickle Cell Disease and painful crisis in the Emergency Department.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01256281

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

2

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 or above
• Documented SCD: HbSS, HbSC, HbSβ0Thal, HbSβ+Thal
• Rapid onset of acute pain consistent with VOC
• Pain in at least one lower extremity
• Pain requiring admission to the hospital
• Cognitive ability to report pain on a 0-10 NRS

You may not qualify if…

• Primary admitting diagnosis other than VOC
• Contraindication to femoral nerve block
• Pregnant

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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