Effectiveness of the intercostobrachial nerve block to reduce upper limb tourniquet pain in patients undergoing forearm surgery

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tourniquet Pain during forearm surgery; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001066673
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 5 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Forearm operation
Suitable for axillary brachial plexus nerve block

Exclusion Criteria

Age less than 18
Weight less than 50 kg
Unable to give informed consent themselves
Intravenous drug users
Chronic pain patients
Those who are contraindicated to the nerve block
Expected tourniquet inflating time is less than 45 minutes

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of intercostobrachial nerve block will be assessed with 100mm visual analogue scale.[Timepoints at which the corresponding primary outcome (pain relief from tourniquet pain) is every 5 minutes at and from the point of a tourniquet being inflated until the tourniquet being deflated. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
one[None]