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

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Jessa Hospital

Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium, 3500