Comparison of Two Different Procedures for Plexus Anesthesia

University Hospital Muenster

Status: Completed

Conditions: Wounds and Injuries

Treatments: Procedure: Positioning and plexus anesthesia

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00151112

01-Anast-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of difference positioning on extension and efficacy of brachial plexus anesthesia at 20 minutes by using the axillary plexus block with supine positioning and a lateral positioning onto the non-anaesthetized side, combined with 20° Trendelenburg positioning.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Single shot axillary block

Exclusion criteria

• Lateral position not possible

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

combination of lateral position and 20° Trendelenburg Position

Treatment:

Procedure: Positioning and plexus anesthesia

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

standard positioning

Treatment:

Procedure: Positioning and plexus anesthesia