Infraclavicular or Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blocks for Elbow Surgery
A Randomized Comparison of Infraclavicular and Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blocks for Elbow Surgery
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study compares the infraclavicular approach to supraclavicular approach of brachial plexus block for elbow surgery.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2013
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 12, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 9, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2016
CompletedDecember 12, 2017
December 1, 2017
3.5 years
January 12, 2016
December 10, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Time to completion of block
A clock will be used to assess this outcome. Complete sensory block in all dermatomes will be tested with ice.
30 minutes
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Readiness for surgery
60 minutes
Study Arms (2)
Supraclavicular
EXPERIMENTALSupraclavicular brachial plexus block will be done.
Infraclavicular
ACTIVE COMPARATORInfraclavicular brachial plexus block block will be done.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients scheduled for ambulatory elbow surgery under block
- ASA 1-3
You may not qualify if:
- Narcotic dependent
- Severe systemic illness
- Refusal of block
- localized infection
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
St. Joseph's Hospital
London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Shalini Dhir, FRCPC
Western University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Scientist
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 12, 2016
First Posted
February 9, 2016
Study Start
January 1, 2013
Primary Completion
July 1, 2016
Study Completion
July 1, 2016
Last Updated
December 12, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share