Medical Review: Hand Surgery After Local Block Versus Non-block

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Retrospective Chart-review Study Involving Outpatients Who Underwent Hand Surgery With Local Anesthesia: Comparing Outcome With a Peripheral Nerve Block vs. Local Infiltration Alone

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01110759
• Other study ID #: Pro00019315
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 23, 2010
• Last updated: October 30, 2013
• Start date: August 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2011

Study information

• Verified date: October 2013
• Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, the effects of local block vs non block will be assessed with respect to postoperative outcomes (such as pain score, and recovery profiles) in outpatients after hand surgery.

Description:

Analyzing medical records and through a telephone questionnaire, in a retrospective and prospective review respectively.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: July 2011
• Est. primary completion date: July 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-80 years old

• Outpatients who underwent hand surgery under peripheral nerve block or local infiltration alone

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who do not meet inclusion criteria

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Cedars Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Outcomes	Presence of any other problems: (e.g., headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, constipation, difficulty voiding.); Time taken to return to normal activities after surgery; Satisfaction with the pain management after surgery	days to weeks	Yes
Primary	postoperative pain	Severity of the pain experienced before patient left the surgery center and after patient arrived at home; Pain medication (amounts of opioids and non opioids pills) required; d)Time to suffer pain at the surgical site (hand) (days, weeks, or months)	hours to months	Yes
Secondary	Nausea	Severity of the nausea experienced by the patient.; Medication required.; Time to suffer nausea.	days to weeks	Yes
Secondary	Vomiting	Severity; Medication required; Time to suffer vomiting	dias to weeks	Yes