NCT02208245

Prospective Clinical Trial Comparing Infraclavicular Versus Axillary Approach to Brachial Plexus Block

Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Infraclavicular Versus Axillary Approach to Brachial Plexus Block.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The brachial plexus block is an anesthetic technique often used for surgical procedures of the upper limb. To get the brachial plexus block, several routes can be used, including the axillary and infraclavicular approach. Few studies have compared these techniques, considering the time to perform the block, the onset time and success rate, with conflicting results. Furthermore, there is little information in the literature comparing the length of postoperative analgesia provided by these techniques. Therefore, the investigators designed this study in order to elucidate the differences between these two techniques to assist the anesthesiologist to choose the best of them in clinical practice.

Conditions

• Scaphoid Fractures
• Distal Radius Fractures
• Wrist Injury Arthrodesis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Ultrasound: Axillary block	Ultrasound guided axillary block
DEVICE	Ultrasound: Infraclavicular block	Ultrasound guided infraclvicular block
DRUG	Ropivacaine	20 ml of ropivacaine 0,5% in both groups ( axillary block and infraclavicular block)

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-03-01
• Completion: 2015-03-01
• First posted: 2014-08-05
• Last updated: 2014-08-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil