Status:
COMPLETED
Dual Endpoint Nerve Stimulation Versus Ultrasound in Infraclavicular Block for Hand Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions:
Hand Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Current best practice for performance of infraclavicular block dictates the use of a dual-endpoint nerve stimulation technique that still only results in a 79% success rate. Use of an ultrasound-guide...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing elective upper limb surgery at or below the elbow.
- Patients aged \>18 and \<80 years
- ASA I-III
- BMI\<35
Exclusion
- Inability to read, write or speak English. (This is necessary because subjects will have to follow detailed instructions to allow testing of motor and sensory function. It is not feasible to have an interpreter present in the block room during performance of these procedures)
- Contraindication to brachial plexus block
- Existing neurological deficit in the area to be blocked
- Known loco-regional malignancy or infection
- Coagulopathy
- Allergy to local anesthetic agents.
- Chest or shoulder deformities
- Severe respiratory disease
- Healed but dislocated clavicle fracture
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
106 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00956683
Start Date
January 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
August 11 2009
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Colin McCartney
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8