Diffusion of Local Anesthetic After Median Nerve Block - Full Text View

Diffusion of Local Anesthetic After Median Nerve Block (Echoalr)

This study has been completed.

First Received: March 28, 2008 Last Updated: August 28, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Hopital Foch
Information provided by:	Hopital Foch
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00651170

Purpose

Median nerve block is widely practised, avoiding general anaesthesia in a number of cases and producing excellent post-operative analgesia in orthopedic surgery. Even realised by experienced anaesthetists,a failure rate of 5-15% is noticed. The principal aim of the study is to observe the local anesthetic solution diffusion after a conventional median nerve block technique using neurostimulation. The secondary objective is to compare diffusion and of block efficacy..

Condition
Nerve Block

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cohort, Prospective
Official Title:	Can Ultrasound Predict Success of Median Nerve Block? Relationship Between Diffusion of Local Anesthetic and Effectiveness of a Nerve Block

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Anesthesia Ultrasound

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Hopital Foch:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	103
Study Start Date:	March 2008
Study Completion Date:	March 2009
Primary Completion Date:	March 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

primary care clinic

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients undergoing elective hand surgery requiring a median block nerve.

Exclusion Criteria:

age lower than 18 years
pregancy
contraindication to nerve block
inability to read, write or speak French
mental illness.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00651170

Locations

France
Hôpital Foch
Suresnes, France, 92151
Hôpital privé de l'Ouest Parisien
Trappes, France, 78195

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hopital Foch

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Hopital Foch, 92150, Suresnes, France ( M. Fischler, principal investigator )
Study ID Numbers:	2008/01
Study First Received:	March 28, 2008
Last Updated:	August 28, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00651170 History of Changes
Health Authority:	France: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Hopital Foch:

Median block nerve
Ultrasound

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Central Nervous System Depressants
Anesthetics
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Anesthetics, Local

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Sensory System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Central Nervous System Depressants
Anesthetics

Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Anesthetics, Local

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 11, 2009