NCT00699244

Comparison of Central Versus Peripheral Placement of Local Anesthetic

Selective Local Anesthetic Placement Using Ultrasound-guidance and Neurostimulation for the Infraclavicularbrachial Plexus Block

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 218 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vanderbilt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed description

A comparison of the infraclavicular placement of local anesthetic either centrally (posterior cord) vs peripheral placement (lateral or medial cord) using ultrasound guidance. This will be done to determine if ultrasound increases the success rate and if there is a difference in success rate between placing the local anesthetic centrally versus peripherally.

Conditions

• Hand Surgery
• Elbow Surgery
• Forearm Surgery
• Wrist Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Peripheral placement of local anesthesia	Peripheral placement of local anesthesia
PROCEDURE	Central placement of local anesthesia	Central placement of local anesthesia

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-12-01
• Primary completion: 2009-01-01
• Completion: 2009-03-01
• First posted: 2008-06-17
• Last updated: 2017-06-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States