Status:
COMPLETED
Continuous Infraclavicular Blocks: Neurostimulation Versus Ultrasound
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Conditions:
Disorder of Upper Extremity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ultrasound guidance or nerve stimulation is the best option for placing continuous peripheral nerve block catheters for upper limb surgery.
Detailed Description
In a multidisciplinary, observer blinded, prospective, single center, randomized study, success rate of US guided versus neurostimulation guided catheter placement for continuous infraclavicular block...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18-80 yrs
- Weight 40-100 kg
- Either sex
- Height \>150 cm
- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1-3
- Scheduled for hand or elbow surgery under regional anesthesia
Exclusion
- Inability to give informed consent
- Refusal of treatment randomization
- Language barrier
- Allergy to any medications being used in the study protocol
- Ongoing major medical or psychiatric problems
- Chronic pain or narcotic use/abuse
- Peripheral neuropathy or major neurological problems
- Scarring in area of blockade
- Inability to co-operate with post-operative evaluation
- Major coagulopathy
- Pregnancy and breast feeding
- Patients requiring anesthesia of other surgical sites
- Obese patients (i.e. BMI \>40)
- Postoperatively, patients will be excluded if they have had additional operative procedures requiring a change in the usual protocol of care
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
210 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01136447
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
August 30 2017
Active Locations (1)
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St. Joseph's Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2