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Comparing Two Injection Sites of Local Anesthetic for Hand Surgery

NCT02112006 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different injection sites for local anesthesia in patients having hand surgery. The hypothesis is that subjects receiving injections around the three nerves of the forearm will provide faster pain control and greater patient satisfaction than patients having one injection closer to the shoulder.

Conditions

  • Hand Injury
  • Wrist Injury
  • Finger Injury

Interventions

PROCEDURE

0.5% bupivacaine injected in the forearm

Median, Ulnar, and Radial nerve blocks performed in the forearm

PROCEDURE

20-30ml of 0.5% bupivacaine.

supraclavicular, infraclavicular, or axillary nerve block using 20-30ml of 0.5% bupivacaine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jose Soberon, MD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose Soberon, MD · Ochsner Health System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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