Efficacy of Median Nerve Block Performed Using Echographic Guidance

Hopital Foch

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orthopedic

Treatments: Procedure: median nerve block

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00835653

2008/42

Details and patient eligibility

About

Observational study of the efficacy of median nerve blocks performed using echographic guidance in patients presenting with or without carpal tunnel syndrome.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• short surgical procedure (less than 30 minutes) on the hand,
• regional anesthesia at the elbow involving the median nerve.

Exclusion criteria

• age less than 18 years,
• pregnant woman
• mental incapacity,
• poor understanding of French.

Trial design

70 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

patients with a carpal tunnel syndrome

Treatment:

Procedure: median nerve block

Procedure: median nerve block

2

Description:

patients without a carpal tunnel syndrome

Treatment:

Procedure: median nerve block

Procedure: median nerve block