Comparison of Central Versus Peripheral Placement of Local Anesthetic

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Conditions studied: Hand Surgery, Elbow Surgery, Forearm Surgery, Wrist Surgery

In brief

Does ultrasound increases the success rate and if there is a difference in success rate between placing the local anesthetic centrally versus peripherally.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00699244

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

218

Starts

2006-12-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I-III.
• Patient is undergoing elective hand or forearm surgery.
• Patient is an adult, 18 years old or older.

You may not qualify if…

• Morbid obesity (calculated body mass index > 35 kg/m2).
• Patient unable to cooperate.
• Patient with a known brachial plexus injury.
• Medical contraindication to anesthetic technique (allergy, cardiac condition, neurologic condition, localized infection, bleeding disorder).
• Patients who are pregnant.

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Orthopedic Surgicenter — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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