Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Axillary Nerve Block Versus Ultrasound-guided Peripheral Forearm Block in Patients Undergoing Hand Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Jessa Hospital
Conditions:
Surgery
Anesthesia, Local
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
By means of an observer-blinded, mono-center, prospective, randomized controlled superiority trial, the total anesthesia-related time (sum of performance and onset times) of an ultrasound-guided dista...
Detailed Description
Introduction: Regional anesthesia (RA) has become an increasingly popular alternative for general anesthesia in day-care hand surgery. It has been demonstrated to allow faster recovery and to reduce ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ≥18 years old
- ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology) classification: 1 - 3
- Scheduled for surgery in the day surgery unit
- Patients planned for unilateral hand surgery: carpal tunnel release, finger amputation (except digit I and II), finger manipulation (except digit I and II), hand foreign body removal (except digit I and II), hand incision and drainage, metacarpal fracture repair (except digit I and II), trigger finger release (except digit I), tendon repair (except digit I), and Dupuytren's contracture (except digit I)
Exclusion
- Refusal of the patient
- Bilateral surgery
- BMI ≥ 40 kg/m²
- Puncture site infections
- Preexisting peripheral neuropathy
- Chronic pain syndrome
- Diabetes mellitus
- Pregnancy
- Use of strong pain medication in the past 3 months
- Allergy for any of the medications used
- Coagulation disorders or the use of anticoagulant therapy (vitamin K antagonists, new oral anticoagulants) or antiplatelet drugs (thienopyridines)
- Contra-indication for the use of a tourniquet
- Previous surgery in the same upper extremity
- Impossibility to understand the study protocol
- Not understanding the Dutch language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 13 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04678765
Start Date
January 13 2021
End Date
October 31 2021
Last Update
November 19 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Jessa Hospital
Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium