Comparison of Quality of Supraclavicular, Infraclavicular and Axillary Approach of Ultrasound-guided Brachial Plexus Block

Pain Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01442558
• Other study ID #: 0081-2011-HYMC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 22, 2011
• Last updated: January 20, 2015
• Start date: December 2011
• Est. completion date: September 2013

Study information

• Verified date: September 2011
• Source: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the quality of 3 methods of ultrasound-guided brachial plexus blocks for surgical anesthesia

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 101
• Est. completion date: September 2013
• Est. primary completion date: September 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 19 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I-III physical status

• Surgery of distal arm, forearm or hand

Exclusion Criteria:

• Skin infection near block injection site

• Allergy to local anesthetics

• Peripheral neuropathy upper limb

• INR of more than 1.4

• Thrombocytopenia

• Opioid dependency

• Chronic pain syndrome

• Lack of orientation to person, place and time

• Patient refusal

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain

Intervention

Drug:
• Bupivacaine
Bupivacaine 5 mg/cc with adrenaline 5 mcg/cc will be injected with complete spread of the drug around nerves.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hillel Yaffe Medical Center	Hadera

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Quality of 3 different approaches to brachial plexus block	Whether or not there is need for additional analgesic drugs or need to switch to general anesthesia	Immediate	No