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Life Cycle Assessment of Different Types of Anesthetic

NCT05385367 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-05-08

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Summary

Following Ethics approval, all adult patients undergoing surgery to fix the wrist fracture will be approached and consent to undergo this study. The amount of waste generated from general anesthetic, regional anesthetic and regional+general anesthetic will be collected and weighed.

Patients undergoing this type of wrist surgery have only regional anesthetic, or general anesthetic, or both ie. regional anesthetic and general anesthetic.

The aim of the study is to compare the amount of waste generated from each type of anesthetic and this will give us a better idea of which anesthetic is more environmentally sustainable.

Conditions

  • Carbon Footprint in Anesthetic

Interventions

OTHER

Regional anesthetic

Patient having just the nerve block for surgery

OTHER

General anesthetic

Patient having just general anesthetic ie. 'go completely under' for surgery

OTHER

Combined general anesthetic and regional anesthetic

Patient having a combination of a nerve block and general anesthetic for surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-02
Primary Completion
2026-01-01
Completion
2026-01-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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