Ultrasound Guided Hematoma Block in Distal Forearm Fractures

Forearm Fracture Clinical Trial

Official title:

Ultrasound Guided vs Landmark-based Hematoma Block in Distal Forearm Fractures

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05537831
• Other study ID #: 1954614
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2022
• Est. completion date: December 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
• Contact: Paul Klawitter, MD
• Phone: 315-464-8691
• Email: klawittp[@]upstate.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a randomized control trial comparing the efficacy of ultrasound (US) guided vs landmark-guided hematoma blocks on distal forearm fractures.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 96
• Est. completion date: December 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 7 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients greater than and equal to seven years of age
• Patients with traumatic acute distal radius/ulnar fractures with displacement that require reduction and immobilization with splinting
• Patients that receive distal radius hematoma blocks, including those who require additional pain control adjuncts if pain control is not adequate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prisoners
• Pregnant women
• Patients with altered mental status/have impaired decision-making capacity.
• Patients with allergies to amide anesthetics

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Forearm Fracture
• Fractures, Bone
• Hematoma

Intervention

Device:
• Ultrasound
The ultrasound will be used to assist with the delivery of a hematoma block in patients with distal forearm fractures.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain relief from landmark versus ultrasound guided hematoma block	Pain will be measured using a ten point Likert scale with zero designated as no pain and ten being the worst pain the patient can imagine. The higher score the worse the outcome.	Change in pain score from before the hematoma block to immediately after the reduction/splinting of the forearm fracture