Status:

COMPLETED

Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Nerve Block

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Conditions:

Local Anesthetic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study will test the hypothesis that sequential injection of 1.5% mepivacaine followed 90 seconds later by 0.5% ropivacaine in ultrasound guided supraclavicular block provides a quicker onset and ...

Detailed Description

Patients will be randomized into one of two groups, Group M: Ropivacaine and Mepivacaine - subject will receive two injections before surgery begins. These two injections will consist of the mixture o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing upper extremity procedures suitable for supraclavicular anesthesia, including but not limited to oHand surgery oForearm surgery oElbow surgery
  • Age between 18 and 70 years

Exclusion

  • Contraindications to supraclavicular block
  • Coagulopathy
  • Infection at the needle insertion site
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Contralateral pneumothorax or diaphragmatic paralysis
  • Pregnancy
  • Preexisting neuropathy involving the surgical limb
  • Routine opioid use
  • Inability to attain adequate ultrasound images in the supraclavicular area

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

103 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00825786

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

August 1 2010

Last Update

June 14 2017

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195