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Comparison of Infraclavicular And Supraclavicular Block

Phase 4
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Brachial Plexus Block
Anesthesia Conduction
Upper Extremity Surgery
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Nerve Block
Interventions
Procedure: Ultrasound guided supraclavicular block with coronal oblique method
Procedure: Ultrasound guided lateral sagittal infraclavicular block
Registration Number
NCT04784104
Lead Sponsor
Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Ultrasound-guided brachial plexus blocks are used successfully for upper extremity surgeries. In this randomized prospective single-blind study, ASA I-II patients aged 18-65 years undergoing hand, wrist, and forearm surgery will be randomly divided into two groups. First group will receive ultrasound-guided coronal oblique supraclavicular block using a 22G, 50 mm stimulator needle, and the second group, ultrasound-guided lateral sagittal infraclavicular block using a 22G 100 mm stimulator needle. We will prepare, 30 ml of 1:1 0.5% bupivacaine and 2% prilocaine with 5 mcg adrenaline per milliliter as local anesthetic mixture. Block application time, block success, sensory and motor block levels, and postoperative analgesia time will be recorded and compared between the groups. Accordingly, the success rate of the two methods will be evaluated.

Detailed Description

In this prospective single-blind study, patients will be divided into 2 groups with the closed envelope method. Patients will be taken to the block application room before the operation. Standard monitoring (pulse oximetry, noninvasive blood pressure, ECG) will be applied to the patients. Premedication will be provided with 1mg IV midazolam after peripheral vascular access. Blocks will be performed by an experienced anesthesiologist under the guidance of USG and evaluated by another anesthesiologist who is blind to the block technique. After the antisepsis of the area, a 22G 100 mm stimulator needle will be used in the infraclavicular approach and a 22G 50 mm in the supraclavicular block. Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture. 30 ml of 1:1 0.5% bupivacaine and 2% prilocaine plus 5 mcg adrenaline per ml will be used as local anesthetic mixture. The infraclavicular block will be applied by the lateral sagittal method under USG guidance. Supraclavicular block will be applied in the coronal oblique plane while the probe is placed on the clavicle. Following the blocks, the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 30th-minute sensory block levels, 10th, 20th, and 30th-minute motor block levels will be recorded. Sensory block level; Axillary, median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, cutaneous brachia, and cutaneous antebrachii medialis nerve level will be evaluated with the pinprick test and its level will be recorded. (0 = painful, no block; 1 = partial block-analgesia, only tactile sensation; 2 = complete block, no pain). The motor block will be evaluated with a modified bromage scale: 0: No blocks, he can lift his arm; 1: Arm is weak but active; 2: Arm is motionless but fingers are active; 3: Complete block, no movement in hand or arm.

Block success; At the 30th minute of LA application, the pinprick test will define the presence of insensibility or only a sense of touch in the musculocutaneous, radial, ulnar, median, cutaneous antebrachii nerves. If any of these nerves are not blocked, it will be considered a failed block.

Postoperative analgesia time; It will be considered as when the NRS(Numeric Rating Scale) is≥1.

Pain Score Follow-up; patients' pain scores will be recorded by checking their NRS scores at the 2nd, 6th, 12th, 24th hours.

Sensory (the time from local anesthetic injection until the patient fully perceives the upper limb) and motor (the time from local anesthetic injection until the patient's upper extremity regains full muscle strength) block time will be recorded as the block return time. Pain score during block application will be evaluated with the NRS. Block application time will be defined as the time from the moment the needle passes the skin until the local anesthetic is given and withdrawn. Block formation time will be defined as the time required to initiate anesthesia and analgesia in all 5 distal nerves. Patient and surgeon satisfaction will be evaluated as 1 = complete dissatisfaction, 2 = moderate satisfaction, 3 = full satisfaction, after the procedure. Patients will be followed up for 24 hours in terms of undesirable side effects, vascular puncture, hematoma, signs of LA toxicity, respiratory distress, pneumothorax, and horner syndrome. As rescue anesthesia, sedoanalgesia will be tried with remifentanil infusion, if it is not successful, general anesthesia will be started with a laryngeal mask. As postoperative analgesic regimen, patients will receive 3 x 1000 mg IV acetaminophen. As rescue analgesia, Tramadol 1 mg/kg IV will be ordered to be administered when the patient's NRS is 3 or more. The first time when the patient receives rescue analgesia and the total dose of rescue analgesia for the first 24 hours will be recorded.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18-65 years old
  • ASA I-II
  • Patients scheduled for hand, wrist, and forearm surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • Uncoordinated patients
  • Having a disease that prevents sensory block evaluation,
  • Have coagulopathy,
  • Known allergies to drugs to be used,
  • Those with anatomical disorders at the application points
  • Pregnant patients,
  • Patients under 18 years of age,
  • Patients with known local anesthetic allergy,
  • Patients diagnosed with sepsis and bacteriemia,
  • Skin infection at the injection site.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Supraclaviculer blockPrilocaine HCl 2% Injectable solutionThe coronal oblique supraclavicular block will be applied to the first group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 50 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.) Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Infraclaviculer blockPrilocaine HCl 2% Injectable solutionThe lateral sagittal infraclavicular block will be applied to the second group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 100 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.). Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Supraclaviculer blockBupivacaine HCl 0.5% Injectable SolutionThe coronal oblique supraclavicular block will be applied to the first group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 50 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.) Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Supraclaviculer blockAdrenaline amp. 0.5 mgThe coronal oblique supraclavicular block will be applied to the first group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 50 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.) Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Infraclaviculer blockAdrenaline amp. 0.5 mgThe lateral sagittal infraclavicular block will be applied to the second group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 100 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.). Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Supraclaviculer blockUltrasound guided supraclavicular block with coronal oblique methodThe coronal oblique supraclavicular block will be applied to the first group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 50 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.) Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Infraclaviculer blockUltrasound guided lateral sagittal infraclavicular blockThe lateral sagittal infraclavicular block will be applied to the second group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 100 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.). Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Infraclaviculer blockBupivacaine HCl 0.5% Injectable SolutionThe lateral sagittal infraclavicular block will be applied to the second group with ultrasound guidance using a 22G 100 mm stimulator needle. 30 ml of bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCl %0.5) and prilocaine (Priloc HCl %2) 1:1 mixture will be prepared in a way that there will be 5 mcg adrenaline per ml. (14 ml. bupivacaine, 14 ml. prilocaine, 2 ml saline with 5 mcg adrenaline per ml.). Intermittent negative aspiration will be performed during all procedures to detect possible vascular puncture.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Block Formation Time30th minute pre-operatively

Block formation time will be defined as the time required to initiate anesthesia and analgesia in all 5 distal nerves.

Block successAt the 30th minute of LA application

Block success; at the 30th minute of local anesthesic application, the pinprick test will define the presence of insensibility or only a sense of touch in the musculocutaneous, radial, ulnar, median, cutaneous antebrachii nerves. If any of these nerves are not blocked, it will be considered a failed block.

Sensory Block Level 10th minute10th minute

Sensory block level; axillary, median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, cutaneous brachia, and cutaneous antebrachii medialis nerve level will be evaluated with the pinprick test and its level will be recorded. (0 = painful, no block; 1 = partial block-analgesia, only tactile sensation; 2 = complete block, no pain).

Sensory Block Level 15th minute15th minute

Sensory block level; axillary, median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, cutaneous brachia, and cutaneous antebrachii medialis nerve level will be evaluated with the pinprick test and its level will be recorded. (0 = painful, no block; 1 = partial block-analgesia, only tactile sensation; 2 = complete block, no pain).

Sensory Block Level 20th minute20th minute

Sensory block level; axillary, median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, cutaneous brachia, and cutaneous antebrachii medialis nerve level will be evaluated with the pinprick test and its level will be recorded. (0 = painful, no block; 1 = partial block-analgesia, only tactile sensation; 2 = complete block, no pain).

Sensory Block Level 25th minute25th minute

Sensory block level; axillary, median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, cutaneous brachia, and cutaneous antebrachii medialis nerve level will be evaluated with the pinprick test and its level will be recorded. (0 = painful, no block; 1 = partial block-analgesia, only tactile sensation; 2 = complete block, no pain).

Block Application TimeDuring Block Application

Block application time will be defined as the time from the moment the needle passes the skin until the local anesthetic is given and withdrawn.

Sensory Block Level 5th minute5th minute

Sensory block level; axillary, median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, cutaneous brachia, and cutaneous antebrachii medialis nerve level will be evaluated with the pinprick test and its level will be recorded. (0 = painful, no block; 1 = partial block-analgesia, only tactile sensation; 2 = complete block, no pain).

Sensory Block Level 30th minute30th minute

Sensory block level; axillary, median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, cutaneous brachia, and cutaneous antebrachii medialis nerve level will be evaluated with the pinprick test and its level will be recorded. (0 = painful, no block; 1 = partial block-analgesia, only tactile sensation; 2 = complete block, no pain).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Motor Block Level 10th minute10th minute

The motor block will be evaluated with a Modified Bromage Scale. ( 0: No blocks, he can lift his arm; 1: Arm is weak but active; 2: Arm is motionless but fingers are active; 3: Complete block, no movement in hand or arm. )

Postoperative Analgesia Time24 hours post-operatively

Postoperative analgesia time; It will be considered as when the NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) is≥1.

Block Return Time24 hours postoperatively

Sensory (the time from local anaesthetic injection until the patient fully perceives the upper limb) and motor (the time from local anaesthetic injection until the patient's upper extremity regains full muscle strength) block time will be recorded as the block return time.

Pain Score Follow-up 6th Hour6th Hour

Pain Score Follow-up; patients' pain scores will be recorded by checking their NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) scores at the 6th hour.

The Motor Block Level 30th minute30th minute

The motor block will be evaluated with a Modified Bromage Scale. ( 0: No blocks, he can lift his arm; 1: Arm is weak but active; 2: Arm is motionless but fingers are active; 3: Complete block, no movement in hand or arm. )

Patient and Surgeon SatisfactionImmediately after the surgery

Patient and surgeon satisfaction will be evaluated as 1 = complete dissatisfaction, 2 = moderate dissatisfaction, 3 = moderate satisfaction 4 =full satisfaction, after the procedure.

Undesirable Side Effects24 hours postoperatively

Patients will be followed up for 24 hours in terms of undesirable side effects, vascular puncture, hematoma, signs of LA toxicity, respiratory distress, pneumothorax, and horner syndrome.

Pain Score Follow-up 24th Hour24th Hour

Pain Score Follow-up; patients' pain scores will be recorded by checking their NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) scores at the 24th hour.

The Rescue Analgesia24 hours postoperatively

As rescue analgesia, Tramadol 1 mg/kg IV will be ordered to be administered when the patient's NRS is 3 or more. The first time when the patient receives rescue analgesia will be recorded.

The Motor Block Level 20th minute20th minute

The motor block will be evaluated with a Modified Bromage Scale. ( 0: No blocks, he can lift his arm; 1: Arm is weak but active; 2: Arm is motionless but fingers are active; 3: Complete block, no movement in hand or arm. )

Pain Score Follow-up 2nd Hour2nd hour

Pain Score Follow-up; patients' pain scores will be recorded by checking their NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) scores at the 2nd hour.

24-Hour Total Opioid Consumption24 hours postoperatively

The total dose of rescue analgesia (Tramadol ) for the first 24 hours will be recorded.

Pain Score Follow-up 12th Hour12th Hour

Pain Score Follow-up; patients' pain scores will be recorded by checking their NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) scores at the 12th hour.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital

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Izmir, Karabağlar, Turkey

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