Status:
COMPLETED
Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrasound Guided Needle Placement Versus Nerve Stimulation for Coracoid Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
Conditions:
Patients Undergoing Hand Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
Nerve blocks for arm and hand surgery provide many advantages for patients including excellent pain control and reduction in general anesthesia-related adverse effects. Infraclavicular block is possib...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing elective upper limb surgery at or below the elbow.
- Patients aged \> 18 and \< 80 years.
- ASA I-III.
- BMI \< 35.
Exclusion
- Inability to read, write or speak English. (This is necessary because subjects will have to follow detailed instructions to allow testing of motor and sensory function. it is not feasible to have an interpreter present in the block room during performance of these procedures).
- Contraindication to brachial plexus block.
- Existing neurological deficit in the area to be blocked.
- Known loco-regional malignancy or infection.
- Coagulopathy.
- Allergy to local anesthetic agents.
- Chest or shoulder deformities.
- Severe respiratory disease.
- Healed but dislocated clavicle fracture.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00326261
Last Update
December 18 2008
Active Locations (1)
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University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8