Clinical Evaluation of the Ultrasound-Guided Retroclavicular Brachial Plexus Block

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anesthesia, Upper Extremity Injury

In brief

The primary objective of this prospective, descriptive study is to evaluate the success rate of the retroclavicular brachial plexus block and catheter placement in 60 adult patients undergoing hand, wrist, or forearm surgery. The investigators will also evaluate any difficulties performing the procedure, the onset time and distribution of the block, incidence of adverse events, and patient's acceptance of the block.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01605929

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

0

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• undergoing surgery of hand, wrist or forearm
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I-II
• age greater than 18 years
• ability to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• clinically significant coagulopathy
• infection at the injection site
• abnormal anatomy at the block site
• allergy to amide anesthetics
• severe pulmonary pathology
• pre-existing motor or sensory deficits in the operative limb
• pregnancy

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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