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NCT Number: NCT00699244

Comparison of Central Versus Peripheral Placement of Local Anesthetic

Does ultrasound increases the success rate and if there is a difference in success rate between placing the local anesthetic centrally versus peripherally.

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Key information

Conditions

Hand Surgery Elbow Surgery Forearm Surgery Wrist Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Vanderbilt University Orthopedic Surgicenter

Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States

About this study

A comparison of the infraclavicular placement of local anesthetic either centrally (posterior cord) vs peripheral placement (lateral or medial cord) using ultrasound guidance. This will be done to determine if ultrasound increases the success rate and if there is a difference in success rate between placing the local anesthetic centrally versus peripherally.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I-III.
  • Patient is undergoing elective hand or forearm surgery.
  • Patient is an adult, 18 years old or older.

Exclusion criteria

  • Morbid obesity (calculated body mass index > 35 kg/m2).
  • Patient unable to cooperate.
  • Patient with a known brachial plexus injury.
  • Medical contraindication to anesthetic technique (allergy, cardiac condition, neurologic condition, localized infection, bleeding disorder).
  • Patients who are pregnant.

Treatment and study plan

Peripheral placement of local anesthesia

Procedure

Peripheral placement of local anesthesia

Central placement of local anesthesia

Procedure

Central placement of local anesthesia

Primary outcomes

  1. increase success rate of the block to produce surgical anesthesia and analgesia

    Time frame: during and following surgical procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vanderbilt University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Selective Local Anesthetic Placement Using Ultrasound-guidance and Neurostimulation for the Infraclavicularbrachial Plexus Block

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jun 17, 2008
Registry last updated
Jun 12, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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