Brachial Plexus Block in Post-Op Pain Control After Distal Upper Extremity Fracture: A Prospective Randomized Study

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Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Despite the plethora of literature suggesting that regional blockade provides adequate andimproved postoperative pain control, function and improved intraoperative and postoperative safety in proximal upper extremity surgery, little is known of its benefits for the treatment of forearm and distal radius fractures . The purpose of this randomized, prospective, study is to determine if brachial plexus blockade with general anesthesia is superior to general anesthesia alone in immediate and long-term pain control in patients undergoing operative fixation of distal upper extremity fractures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01968824

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

99

Starts

2013-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients at least 18 years old.
• Male or Female
• All racial and ethnic groups
• Fractures and fracture/dislocations of the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand
• Montaggia and Galleazzi variants
• Patients who opt for surgical treatment of their fractures.
• Patients who consent to be randomized.
• Patients who are willing to follow-up for a minimum of 52 weeks.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients younger than 18 years old.
• Patients who are unwilling to follow-up for a minimum of 52 weeks.
• Limitation in upper extremity function that would affect outcome scoring
• Neurologic condition that could interfere with pain sensation
• Patients with a contraindication to one of the anesthesia protocols
• Patients who refuse a specific anesthesia protocol

Where it is running

• New York University Langone Medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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