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Ultrasound Guidance Vs. Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Rikshospitalet University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00321425
First received: May 2, 2006
Last updated: May 20, 2008
Last verified: October 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

In an observer-blinded study ultrasound guidance and electrical nerve stimulation will be compared for lateral sagital infraclavicular blocks (LSIB). Block effectiveness, time consumption and patient acceptance will be registered in 80 patients. Ultrasound guidance may cause less discomfort and could be less time consuming than electrical nerve stimulation.


Condition Intervention
Hand Surgery
Brachial Plexus Block
 Procedure: brachial plexus block
Procedure: ultrasound guidance
Procedure: electrical nerve stimulation

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind

Further study details as provided by Rikshospitalet University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Block effectiveness, time consumption; patient acceptance, discomfort

Estimated Enrollment: 80
Study Start Date: May 2006
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Infraclavicular brachial plexus block
  • Hand surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ASA > 2
  • Block assessment impossible
  • Allergy to local anesthetic
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00321425

Locations
Norway
Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital
Oslo, Norway, 0027
Sponsors and Collaborators
Rikshospitalet University Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Axel R Sauter, MD Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital
Principal Investigator: Øivind Klaastad, MD Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital
Study Chair: Audun Stubhaug, MD Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00321425     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: S-05240
Study First Received: May 2, 2006
Last Updated: May 20, 2008
Health Authority: Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013