CompletedNot Applicable

A New Technique for Determining Limb Occlusion Pressure

Canada203 participantsStarted 2014-09

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates a novel technique for measuring the minimum pressure necessary to achieve a bloodless surgical field, known as a patient's limb occlusion pressure (LOP). Patients will have tourniquets applied to their arms and legs and LOP will be measured using the new technique and a gold standard Doppler ultrasound technique.

Who can participate

Age range3 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for a visit to one of four surgical clinics in Vancouver, Canada * Agreed to participate in the study and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to give informed consent on their own behalf or by a legal guardian * Lack of parental agreement in the case of consent from a legally competent minor * Standard contraindications to tourniquet use * Vascular disease or circulation problems in the extremities * History or indication of deep vein thrombosis

What they're measuring

Limb Occlusion Pressure Measurement (mmHg) using the new technique and the gold-standard technique

Timeframe: at time of measurement

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02620722

SponsorUniversity of British Columbia

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-12

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