Status:
COMPLETED
Onset Time of Brachial Plexus Block Using Local Anaesthetic Diluted With 0.9% Saline vs 5% Dextrose
Lead Sponsor:
University of Malaya
Conditions:
Comparison of Onset Time
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Regional anesthesia employs the use of local anesthetics (LA) to block specific nerves to enable pain free surgery to be performed, or for intra and post operative pain relief. Dilution of local anest...
Detailed Description
* Patients randomly assigned to receive either 0.5% ropivacaine diluted with NS or D5W. * Randomization followed a computer-generated randomization table and patients are blinded as to their group all...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA I to III
- elective or emergency surgery of the hand, forearm and elbow
Exclusion
- diabetes mellitus
- neurological deficit
- contraindications to supraclavicular brachial plexus blockade
- unable to give consent
- patient refusal
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
55 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01815944
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
March 21 2013
Active Locations (1)
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University Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 59100