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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03211949
Other study ID # 14/41/427
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 2014
Est. completion date January 30, 2020

Study information

Verified date August 2022
Source University Hospital, Antwerp
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Blocking the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve (MACN) during an axillary block often a subcutaneous wheal of local anesthetics is made what is described as painful. With the improvement of the resolution of the ultrasound machines smaller structures and nerves can be visable. In this study topographic assessment will made of the anatomical variation of the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve (MACN) by ultrasound in the axilla and 5 cm above the cubital fossa of the arm.


Description:

The ethics committee will approved the study and informed consent is obtained. Patients with contraindications for regional anaesthesia will be excluded from the study. 150 patients will be included The arm is placed above and beside the head for scanning (abduction 90 degrees at the shoulder and 90 degrees flexion at the elbow with external rotation) Ultrasound is performed with a 12-18 MHz (Mega-Herz) linear probe (BK medical). The frequency is set to 18 MHz and the depth to 3 cm and adjusted to 1 cm below the brachial artery . The terminal nerves of the brachial plexus (median, ulnar,radial an d musculocutaneous) are identified at the axillary fossa in a routine fashion described by Ranganath (see references). After identifying the MACN at the axilla and 5 cm above the cubital fossa, the images at these two sites will be stored after digital marking of the MACN, the medial and ulnar nerve and the and radial nerve on the frozen ultrasound image. Its position relative to the venous structure and the artery at the axilla will be registered in the axilla at the lower border of the conjoint tendon of the teres major and the latissimus dorsi muscle. After scanning the skin will be prepared with an aseptic solution and an axillary block will be performed with a 55 mm sonoplex 22 G short bevel ultrasound needle (Pajunk). With a partly in plane (ulnar, radial and MACN) and partly out of plane (median & musculocutaneous nerve) technique . Mepivacaine 1.5 % will be injected around each nerve in the following order: Ulnar nerve, MACN, radial nerve, median nerve and musculocutaneous nerve. The time at which the MACN is blocked will be noted. For each nerve 5 ml of local anaesthetic solution will be injected except for the MACN nerve where 3 ml will be used because of its smaller caliber. Nerve stimulation will be used with a current of 0,2 mA (milli Amps). Following completion of the block the dermatome supplied by the MACN will be tested by loss of cold sensation. After 20 minutes the dermatomes and motor function of all nerves are tested by elbow flexion and extension, primarily thumb opposition and abduction of the index finger. Sensory block is tested at the fifth finger (ulnar nerve, the hand palm at the thumb (medial nerve)and the dorsum of the hand ( radial nerve), the lateral (musculocutaneous nerve) and medial skin ( MACN) of the forearm. Skin will be prepared with an aseptic solution and an axillary block will be performed with deposition of local anesthetic around the MACN. Data processing. The locations of the different nerves will be displayed in a pie chart with the axillary artery in the centre, as well as the relative position to the basilic vein. Statistics will only be descriptive .


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 150
Est. completion date January 30, 2020
Est. primary completion date December 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - all patients scheduled for lower arm/hand surgery Exclusion Criteria: - patient refusal

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
axillary block
2 ml of scandicaine 1.5 % is deposited in an inplane technique around the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve with a 22 G sonoplex needle as a surplus to an axillary block
Drug:
Scandicaine
2 ml of scandicaine 1.5 % is deposited in an inplane technique around the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve with a 22 G sonoplex needle as a surplus to an axillary block

Locations

Country Name City State
Belgium University Hospital Antwerp Antwerp

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospital, Antwerp

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

References & Publications (1)

Ranganath A, Srinivasan KK, Iohom G. Ultrasound guided axillary brachial plexus block. Med Ultrason. 2014 Sep;16(3):246-51. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary anatomical mapping of the MACN relative to the basilic vein, radial nerve and ulnar nerve an ultrasound image will be stored with the structures marked up to 30 minutes
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