Reversal of Spinal Anesthesia Residual Motor Block Via Intrathecal Catheter
Reversal of Spinal Anesthesia Residual Motor Block Via Intrathecal Catheter: A Pilot Study
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
20 participants
Mar 19, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of administering a predetermined amount of normal saline into the intrathecal or subarachnoid space via a small spinal catheter to reduce or eliminate the effects of previously injected spinal anesthetic following lower extremity orthopedic surgery.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Patients having elective lower extremity joint replacement surgery
- Patients >18 years
Exclusion Criteria6
- Contraindications to spinal anesthesia (refusal, lumbar spinal hardware, spinal abnormalities)
- Patient on anticoagulation not withheld
- Patient receiving re-operation on the same joint
- Prior intra-cranial bleeding
- Patient's ASA status >3
- Non-English speaking
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Interventions
Patients randomized to this arm will have saline administration via intrathecal catheter post-op prior to removal
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NCT07404982