Ultrasound Guided Hematoma Block in Distal Forearm Fractures

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Forearm Fracture

• Registration Number: NCT05537831
• Lead Sponsor: State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Brief Summary

This is a randomized control trial comparing the efficacy of ultrasound (US) guided vs landmark-guided hematoma blocks on distal forearm fractures.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study Start: 2022-09
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-13
• Primary Completion: 2023-09
• Study Completion: 2023-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients greater than and equal to seven years of age
• Patients with traumatic acute distal radius/ulnar fractures with displacement that require reduction and immobilization with splinting
• Patients that receive distal radius hematoma blocks, including those who require additional pain control adjuncts if pain control is not adequate

Exclusion Criteria

• Prisoners
• Pregnant women
• Patients with altered mental status/have impaired decision-making capacity.
• Patients with allergies to amide anesthetics

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain relief from landmark versus ultrasound guided hematoma block	Change in pain score from before the hematoma block to immediately after the reduction/splinting of the forearm fracture	Pain will be measured using a ten point Likert scale with zero designated as no pain and ten being the worst pain the patient can imagine. The higher score the worse the outcome.