Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasound-guided Peripheral Nerve Block Versus Forearm Bier's Block in Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release
Lead Sponsor:
Jessa Hospital
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Anesthesia, Local
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
By means of an observer-blinded, randomized controlled trial, the analgesic efficacy of the forearm intravenous regional anesthesia and the ultrasound guided peripheral nerve block will be investigate...
Detailed Description
Introduction: In Belgium, several ways of anesthesia are used to perform hand surgery, being general anesthesia, intravenous regional anesthesia as well as locoregional anesthesia. Locoregional anest...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and females ≥ 18 years of age
- American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status classification: 1-3
- Patients planned to undergo carpal tunnel release via regional anesthesia (intravenous regional anesthesia or ultra-sound guided peripheral nerve block)
Exclusion
- Bilateral surgery
- BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2
- Infection in the area of the peripheral nerve block injection site
- History of neurological conditions
- Chronic pain symptoms
- Concomitant use of Opioids in the last 3 months
- Diabetes mellitus type-1 (insulin dependent diabetes mellitus)
- Diabetes mellitus with organ damage
- Oversensitivity to local anesthesia
- Blood clotting disorder
- History of any surgical procedure in the arm that needs to be operated
- Inability to understand and adhere to the study design
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 17 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03411551
Start Date
January 17 2018
End Date
December 20 2019
Last Update
March 27 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Jessa Hospital
Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium, 3500