The effectiveness of routine administration of distal peripheral nerve blockade for wrist and hand surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical anaesthesia during minor wrist and hand surgery; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000155099
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Michael Fredrickson

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-02-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients requiring surgical anaesthesia for minor hand or wrist surgery under the care of the principal investigator.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient refusal for brachial plexus block. 2. Known neuropathy involving the arm undergoing surgery. 3. Known allergy to amide local anaesthetic drugs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Block effectiveness as assessed by sensory (pin prick) and motor block (simple 4 point motor block scale) in the 4 distal nerve territories.[15 min after block placement]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Block placement time[During block placement];Surgical Anaesthesia success: adequacy of anaesthesia to conduct the surgical procedure. It will be assessed by the surgeon based on whether the anaesthesia is satisfactory or not.[1-2 hours post procedure]