Effects of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Blocks on the Hand and Forearm

Completed

Conditions studied: Shoulder Surgery, Interscalene Nerve Block

In brief

Research study to determine the proportion of cases in which an interscalene brachial plexus nerve block produces hand and forearm anesthesia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01229683

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

62

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• unilateral orthopedic shoulder surgery
• already desiring an interscalene brachial plexus nerve block for postoperative analgesia with the anesthetic plan including a preoperative interscalene nerve block with mepivacaine

You may not qualify if…

• any known contraindication to study medications or testing hand grip strength pre/post-op
• insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
• neuropathy of any etiology in the affected extremity
• any anticipated incision site apart from the shoulder
• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Incarceration
• inability to communicate with the investigators and hospital staff

Where it is running

• UCSD Medical Centers (Hillcrest and Thornton) — San Diego, California, United States

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