NCT00876746

Optimization of Catheter Insertion Site for Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Diego · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research study is to determine if the insertion site of a perineural catheter or tiny tube placed next to the nerves that go to the part of the body (hand or arm) having surgery, affects the amount of pain relief that is experienced after surgery. Catheters will be placed in either the supraclavicular or infraclavicular location.

Detailed description

To determine if a particular perineural local anesthetic catheter location (supraclavicular or infraclavicular) will maximize postoperative analgesia, minimize oral opioid requirements, minimize sleep disturbances resulting from postoperative pain, and maximize patient satisfaction.

Conditions

• Upper-extremity Surgery
• Post-operative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Supraclavicular vs. Infraclavicular ropivicaine infusion	Patients will be randomized to one of two groups: nerve blocks in the supraclavicular location or the infraclavicular location. Following surgery the patient will be called by study staff to assess pain scores, sleep disturbances, infusion side effects, feeling in fingers and other study outcomes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-12-01
• Primary completion: 2010-01-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2009-04-07
• Last updated: 2010-06-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States