Study to compare the effectiveness of two different types of Anaesthetic techniques, Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular Upper limb Nerve Blocks, for anaesthesia and pain relief during upper limb surgeries and to evaluate the safety of the respective techniques.
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S50-S59- Injuries to the elbow and forearmHealth Condition 2: S40-S49- Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/05/018969
- Lead Sponsor
- Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
i)Age 18-60 years
ii)ASA I and II
iii)Both Genders
iv)Body Weight 45 - 85 Kg
Exclusion Criteria
i)Age < 18yrs
ii)Pregnant women
iii)Infection at the site of block
iv)Patients with coagulopathy
v)H/o allergy to local anaesthetic drugs
vi)Mental incapacity or language barrier precluding to informed consent
vii)Patient refusal
viii)Pre-existing motor or sensory deficit in the operative limb
ix)Severe pulmonary pathology
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Block performance timeTimepoint: the interval between placement of ultrasound probe to the removal of needle after injection of local anesthetic
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complications due to Nerve BlocksTimepoint: Pneumothorax - Immediate complication <br/ ><br>Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity - Immediate complication <br/ ><br>Residual Neuronal Damage - Post operatively - 6 hours <br/ ><br>