NCT02049970

Effect of the Addition of Dexmedetomidine to Bupivacaine During Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blockade

Effect of the Addition of Dexmedetomidine to Bupivacaine During Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blockade for Forearm Surgery.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

the aim of this study was effect of the addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine during supraclavicular brachial plexus blockade for forearm surgery, by low doses bupivacaine providing prolonged analgesia after surgery.

Detailed description

Anaesthesia for surgeries to the upper extremity commonly is provided using brachial plexus anaesthesia.Various local anaesthetic mixtures can be used to prolong local anaesthesia duration and epinephrine , opioids and dexmedetomidine are frequently used for this purpose. this study was conducted to compare the effects of adding dexmedetomidine to local anaesthetics in the supraclavicular brachial plexus block by using nerve stimulators and ultrasonography guided. dexmedetomidine has also been found the prolong the duration of bupivacaine infraclavicular brachial plexus block.

Conditions

• Sequelae of Fracture of Forearm and Upper Arm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	dexmedetomidine	1 ml 100 mcg dexmedetomidine+ 15 ml 0.25 % bupivacaine are applied around brachial plexus
DRUG	bupivacaine	30 ml 0.25 % bupivacaine is applied around brachial plexus

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-11-01
• Completion: 2014-11-01
• First posted: 2014-01-30
• Last updated: 2014-11-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)