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Ultrasound Guidance Vs. Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block

Sponsor
Rikshospitalet University Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00321425
Collaborator
(none)
80
Enrollment
1
Location

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In an observer-blinded study ultrasound guidance and electrical nerve stimulation will be compared for lateral sagital infraclavicular blocks (LSIB). Block effectiveness, time consumption and patient acceptance will be registered in 80 patients. Ultrasound guidance may cause less discomfort and could be less time consuming than electrical nerve stimulation.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: brachial plexus block
  • Procedure: ultrasound guidance
  • Procedure: electrical nerve stimulation
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
80 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Block effectiveness, time consumption; patient acceptance, discomfort []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:

  • Infraclavicular brachial plexus block

  • Hand surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ASA > 2

  • Block assessment impossible

  • Allergy to local anesthetic

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital Oslo Norway 0027

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Rikshospitalet University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Axel R Sauter, MD, Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Øivind Klaastad, MD, Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital
  • Study Chair: Audun Stubhaug, MD, Department of Anaesthesiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00321425
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • S-05240
First Posted:
May 3, 2006
Last Update Posted:
May 22, 2008
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2007

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 22, 2008