- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01927289
DBRCT on the Effect of Grip Strength in Brachial Plexus vs Distal Forearm Nerve Blocks
A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial Between Ultrasound-guided Brachial Plexus and Distal Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hand Surgery
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New Mexico
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
- University of New Mexico
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion criteria:
- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I to III
- Aged 18 and above
- Able to provide own consent
- Elective ambulatory surgery in the hand with an expected surgical time of less than 15 minutes that is normally performed with a peripheral nerve block covering the median and ulnar nerve distributions and intravenous sedation without general anesthesia
Exclusion criteria:
1) Surgery outside the median and ulnar nerve distribution in the hand 2) Bilateral surgery 3) body mass index of more than 45 kg/m2 (higher chance of failure) 4) neck or clavicle deformities 5) infection at the injection site 6) existing neurologic disease 7) insulin dependent diabetes 8) Diabetes with peripheral neuropathy or end organ damage 9) allergy to LA agents 10) coagulopathy 11) Past surgery on the same upper limb 12) Any other contraindication to supraclavicular block or forearm blocks 13) Contraindication to monitored anesthesia care with peripheral nerve block as the mode of anesthesia.
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Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Proximal Brachial Plexus block
15 mls of 1.5% Mepivacaine injected in the supraclavicular approach and 15 mls of saline injected in the distal forarm nerve blocks
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Proximal Brachial plexus block: 15 mls saline injected in distal forearm nerve block and 15 mls of 1.5% Mepivacaine injected to the brachial plexus via the supraclavicular approach. Distal forearm block: 15 mls 1.5% Mepivacaine injected in distal forearm nerve block and 15 mls of saline injected to the brachial plexus via the supraclavicular approach
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Distal Forearm block
15 mls 1.5% Mepivacaine injected in distal forearm nerve block and 15 mls of saline injected to the brachial plexus via the supraclavicular approach
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Proximal Brachial plexus block: 15 mls saline injected in distal forearm nerve block and 15 mls of 1.5% Mepivacaine injected to the brachial plexus via the supraclavicular approach. Distal forearm block: 15 mls 1.5% Mepivacaine injected in distal forearm nerve block and 15 mls of saline injected to the brachial plexus via the supraclavicular approach
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Grip Strength
Time Frame: 6 months
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Maximal Grip Strength x3 using dynanometer
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6 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Patient Satisfaction
Time Frame: 6 months
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Patient satisfaction on a linear numerical scale
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Nicholas Lam, MD, UNM
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- Lamproxvsdistal
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