Low Dose Interscalene and Infraclavicular Block for Humerus Surgery

• Conditions: Humerus Fracture

• Registration Number: NCT02756156
• Lead Sponsor: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Brief Summary

Combining interscalene block with infraclavicular block for humerus surgery provides a unique surgical anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia.

Detailed Description

Interscalene block provides effective surgical anaesthesia for shoulder and proximal arm surgery. However, sometimes it can be inadequate for distal arm surgery. Combining infraclavicular block with interscalene block may provide a successful surgical anaesthesia for humerus surgery.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2016-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-15
• Study Start: 2016-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-04-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-26
• Study First Posted: 2016-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-29
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2016-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients accepting peripheral nerve block technique for humerus surgery
• Unilateral orthopedic humerus surgery
• 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients refused peripheral nerve block
• Non-cooperate patients
• Neuropathy of any etiology in the affected extremity

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Success rate of block	10 min.- 20 min.	A complete sensory loss in distribution of the radial, median, ulnar, musculocutaneous and medial cutaneous nerves of the arm

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complication rate	24 hours
Technique duration	5 min.
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0	24 hours