Status:
COMPLETED
Optimization of Catheter Insertion Site for Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Diego
Conditions:
Upper-extremity Surgery
Post-operative Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
This research study is to determine if the insertion site of a perineural catheter or tiny tube placed next to the nerves that go to the part of the body (hand or arm) having surgery, affects the amou...
Detailed Description
To determine if a particular perineural local anesthetic catheter location (supraclavicular or infraclavicular) will maximize postoperative analgesia, minimize oral opioid requirements, minimize sleep...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- unilateral, upper (at or distal to the elbow) extremity orthopedic surgery with moderate-to-severe postoperative pain expected
- patients already agree to and want a continuous brachial plexus block for postoperative analgesia
Exclusion
- patients who have difficulty understanding the study protocol or caring for the infusion pump/catheter system
- patients who have any known contraindication to study medications
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- neuropathy of any etiology in the affected extremity
- contraindication to regional blockade (e.g. clotting deficiency)
- any known acute or chronic hepatic or renal insufficiency or failure
- any incision site outside of the catheter-effected area
- chronic opioid use
- history of opioid abuse
- obesity
- pregnancy
- incarceration
- inability to communicate with the investigators and hospital staff
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00876746
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
June 15 2010
Active Locations (1)
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UCSD Medical Center
San Diego, California, United States, 92103