Study name Development of ultrasound at end of needle
Study type Laboratory
Brief study description Build of 48 element ultrasound epidural needle
Primary outcome(s) Proof of concept
Estimated recruitment target
Study start date Jan-15
Estimated completion date
Adding centres? Heriot Watt
Study URL
Study twitter handle
PI Graeme McLeod
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Study name Recognition of interscalene and scaitic nerves on ultrasound images using Artificial Intelligence.
Study type Translational
Brief study description Artificial intelligence recognition of nerves
Primary outcome(s) Recognition of nerve
Estimated recruitment target
Study start date Jun-19
Estimated completion date Open
Adding centres? Napier
Study URL
Study twitter handle
PI Graeme McLeod
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Study name Development of educational models using augmented and virtual reality.
Study type Translational
Brief study description Building 3D interactive virtual neuraxis
Primary outcome(s) Viirtual CT neuraxis
Estimated recruitment target
Study start date Jun-21
Estimated completion date
Adding centres? No
Study URL
Study twitter handle
PI Graeme McLeod
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Study name The virtual operating theeatre for regional anaesthersia
Study type Laboratory
Brief study description Integration of 3D virtual simulation with eye tracking and haptics
Primary outcome(s) Proof of concept
Estimated recruitment target
Study start date Ap-21
Estimated completion date
Adding centres? Univ. New South Wales
Study URL
Study twitter handle
PI Graeme McLeod
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Study name Mechanisms of nerve damage
Study type PhD project Translational
Brief study description Development of accurate biomarkers of needle tip position
Primary outcome(s) Accuracy of pressure and force
Estimated recruitment target
Study start date Feb-20
Estimated completion date Jan-24
Adding centres? Univ Toronto
Study URL
Study twitter handle
PI Graeme McLeod
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Study name Does cadaver simulation training offer best clinical performance behaviour during ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia?
Study type Translational
Brief study description Translation of simulator performance to clinical performance 3 weeks and 3 months later
Primary outcome(s) Checklist scores, GRS, eye tracking
Estimated recruitment target
Study start date Aug-18
Estimated completion date
Adding centres? Heriot Watt
Study URL
Study twitter handle
PI Graeme McLeod
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Study name Comparison of spread using the combination of erector spinae block (ESP) and retrolaminar block (RL) compared to ESP and RL alone
Study type PhD project Translational: cadaver, volunteer, clinical
Brief study description Uses anatomical dissection, CT, MRI and elastography
Primary outcome(s) Spread to paravertebral space
Estimated recruitment target
Study start date Feb-20
Estimated completion date Jan-23
Adding centres? No
Study URL
Study twitter handle
PI Graeme McLeod
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