Preventing the Obturator Nerve Reflex

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Bladder Injury

In brief

The key objective of this study is to compare success rates of ultrasound guided obturator nerve block and anatomic landmark guided obturator nerve block as determined by neuromonitoring endpoints and surgeon observations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01547637

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

40

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-31

Who can join

Age: 35 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing TURBT for lateral wall bladder tumors at risk for electrical stimulation as determined by the attending surgeon.

You may not qualify if…

• Pre-existing obturator nerve injury
• Thigh adductor muscle weakness
• Neuropathy
• Local anesthetic allergy
• Infection at the site of injection
• Abnormal coagulation studies
• use of neuromuscular blocking medications (if deemed necessary by attending anesthesiologist caring for the patient).

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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