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Study on Thoracic Epidural Catheter Fixation

This study is looking at different ways to secure a thoracic epidural catheter (a small tube placed in your back to deliver pain medicine). We want to see if Dermabond, a type of medical adhesive, works better than Mastisol or Grip-Lok, two commonly used methods, at keeping the catheter from moving. You may be able to join if you are having surgery and will receive a thoracic epidural, and are 18 years or older. We will measure how much the epidural catheter moves immediately after surgery, and then again 24 and 48 hours later. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 300 participants. It compares three different methods for securing thoracic epidural catheters.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for epidural catheter displacement immediately after surgery, and then at 24 and 48 hours post-operative.

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NCT03976154

Effects of Fixation Technique On Thoracic Epidural Catheter Displacement

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Utah
~300 participants
Updated 2025-03-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Thoracic Epidural Catheter Fixation Techniques

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Epidural catheter displacement immediately after surgery
Measured over immediately after surgery in PACU
+7 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Thoracic Epidural

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Surgical Procedure

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Utah1

Who to contact

Ami Stuart, PhD
[email protected]
8017934800
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

surgical patient
receiving a thoracic epidural
18 years of age or older

Exclusion

Patient refusal
allergy to adhesives or local anesthesia
pregnancy
contraindication to receiving an epidural including coagulopathy, infection, elevated ICP, or severe pre-existing neurologic disorders

What this trial measures

  • Epidural catheter displacement immediately after surgeryimmediately after surgery in PACU

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm

  • Epidural catheter displacement day 124 hours post-operative

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm

  • Epidural catheter displacement day 248 hours post-operative

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm

  • Epidural catheter displacement day 372 hours post-operative

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm

  • Epidural catheter displacement day 496 hours post-operative

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm

  • Epidural catheter displacement day 5120 hours post-operative

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm

  • Epidural catheter displacement day 6144 hours post-operative

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm

  • Epidural catheter displacement day 7168 hours post-operative

    Failure of epidural fixation as measured by catheter depth at the skin (to the nearest 0.5 cm