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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 18 June 2018
Main ID:  ChiCTR1800015148
Date of registration: 2018-03-10
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Public title: Brachial Plexus Block (BPB) and its effects on Regional tissue Oxygen saturation (rSO2) in the ipsiliateral upper extremity
Scientific title: Brachial Plexus Block (BPB) and its effects on Regional tissue Oxygen saturation (rSO2) in the ipsiliateral upper extremity
Date of first enrolment: 1990-01-01
Target sample size: Case series:20;
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=25849
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Randomized parallel controlled trial  
Phase:  Other
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Prof Manoj Kumar Karmakar   
Address:  Rm 04A49, 4/F Main Clinical Block & Trauma Centre Prince of Wales Hospital 30 Ngan Shing Street Shatin New Territories Hong Kong, China
Telephone: +852 3505 2735
Email: karmakar@cuhk.edu.hk
Affiliation:  Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care
Name: Winnie Samy   
Address:  Rm 04A49, 4/F Main Clinical Block & Trauma Centre Prince of Wales Hospital 30 Ngan Shing Street Shatin New Territories Hong Kong, China
Telephone: +852 3505 2735
Email: wsamy@cuhk.edu.hk
Affiliation:  Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, CUHK, PWH
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are between 20 to 70 years of age; American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status I to III and planned for arm, forearm and hand surgery, unrelated to trauma, under regional anaesthesia will be prospectively enrolled in Prince of Wales Hospital.
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who refuse regional anesthesia or unwilling to participate in the study;
2. ASA physical status more than III;
3. Pregnant patients;
4. Patients with neuromuscular disorder;
5. Prior surgery in the medial infraclavicular area on the same side of operation;
6. Patients who are coagulopathic or taking anticoagulants;
7. Patients suffering from dysaesthesia or chronic neuropathic pain at the site of surgery;
8. History of local anesthetics allergy;
9. Skin infection over the site of the block;
10. Patients taking vasodilator drugs.


Age minimum: 20
Age maximum: 70
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Musculoskeletal disease of the upper limb
Intervention(s)
Case series:Brachial Plexus Block (BPB);
Primary Outcome(s)
Percentage change in regional tissue oxygenation (rSO2) values;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Proportion of patients achieving complete sensory & motor blockade at 30 minutes;Time of readiness for surgery; time to complete sensory & motor block; sensory & motor scores at all time points over all nerve distributions;skin temperatures at tip of thumbs. Hemodynamics (HR & BP);duration of anesthesia (sensory & motor blockade); paresthesia;
Secondary ID(s)
CUHK_CCRB00592
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 22/02/2018
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