A Comparison Of Distal Peripheral Nerve Blockade Versus Traditional Proximal Approaches For Hand Surgery

Jose Soberon, MD1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentApril 2014

ConditionsHand Injury Wrist Injury Finger Injury

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Hand Injury
Sponsor: Jose Soberon, MD
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: success of block
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 10 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different injection sites for local anesthesia in patients having hand surgery. The hypothesis is that subjects receiving injections around the three nerves of the forearm will provide faster pain control and greater patient satisfaction than patients having one injection closer to the shoulder.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2014

End Date

March 2016

Last Updated

10 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Jose Soberon, MD

Responsible Party

Sponsor Investigator

Principal Investigator

Jose Soberon, MD

Anesthesiologist

Ochsner Health System

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients ≥ 18 years of age undergoing unilateral hand, wrist, or finger surgery
•Ability to understand and provide informed consent
•American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status I-III

Exclusion Criteria

•Patient refusal or inability to provide informed consent
•True allergy, not sensitivity, to any of the following substances: Local Anesthetics, Midazolam, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, Propofol
•Pregnancy
•Severe hepatic impairment
•Evidence of infection at or near the proposed needle insertion site
•Any sensorimotor deficit of the ipsilateral upper extremity, whether acute or chronic, as determined by the PI and designee
•Pulmonary disease of any kind that is uncontrolled or severe in nature
•Chronic pain patients, defined as someone diagnosed with chronic pain or a chronic pain condition, under the care of a chronic pain physician, or taking oral/intravenous narcotics consistently for 30 days prior to surgery