Single Shot vs Catheter Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block After Distal Radius Fracture Repair

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Distal Radius Fracture, Post Operative Pain Control

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare infraclavicular brachial plexus shot single shot block to continuous catheter nerve block done in adult patients who have under gone surgery to repair distal radius fractures. Visual analogue scores, opioid consumption, quality of recovery and quality of sleep up to 72 hours post operatively will be used for comparison.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02744352

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

8

Starts

2016-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-10-05

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-25

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients scheduled for open reduction and internal fixation of a distal radius fracture
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I -III
• Mentally competent and able to give consent for enrollment in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Patient younger than 18 years old
• Allergy to local anesthetics, systemic opioids (fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone and any of the drugs included in the standard of care
• Patients opting to go under general anesthesia and those refusing the block
• Chronic pain syndromes; Patients will be defined to have chronic pain if they are using regular daily doses of systemic narcotics for the past 6 months prior to the surgery
• BMI of 40 or more

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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