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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02714738
Date of registration: 16/03/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Cork University Hospital
Public title: Infraclavicular Block: Decreased Incidence of Tourniquet Pain, Compared to Axillary Brachial Plexus Block?
Scientific title: The Ultrasound Guided Infraclavicular Block: Decreased Incidence of Tourniquet Pain, Compared to Axillary Brachial Plexus Block?
Date of first enrolment: March 2016
Target sample size: 82
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02714738
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Investigator).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Ireland
Contacts
Name:     Gabriella Iohom, Dr.
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Affiliation:  Consultant Anaesthetist, Senior Lecturer, Cork University Hospital / University College Cork
Name:     George Shorten, Professor
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Affiliation:  Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Consultant Anaesthetist, University College Cork / Cork University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- ASA I-III

- Orthopedic surgery at the level or distal to the elbow

- Expected tourniquet time > 45 min (K-wiring not suitable)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindication of regional anaesthesia, patient is allergic to local anesthetics

- Clinically significant cognitive impairment (Minimental state score < 24)

- Chronic pain syndrome

- Preexisting nerve damage in the operated arm (sensory or motor deficit)

- Axillary clearance in the past

- History of peripheral neuropathy)

- Pregnancy



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Tourniquet Pain
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Ultrasound guided peripheral nerve block
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence of tourniquet pain [Time Frame: Intraoperative period]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Block performance time [Time Frame: During block placement]
Incidence of block failure [Time Frame: 30 minutes after block placement]
Incidence of adverse events [Time Frame: During block placement]
Block onset time [Time Frame: 30 minutes after block placement]
Onset time of tourniquet pain [Time Frame: Intraoperative period]
Severity of tourniquet pain [Time Frame: Intraoperative period]
Secondary ID(s)
TP-ICB-ABPB
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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