Plexus Brachialis Block. Better to do by Start Than by End of Surgery?

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Plexus brachialis block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01740141

2011/476a

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to find out if the timing of brachial plexus block, before or after surgery, has an impact of the extent of acute postoperative surgical pain or the incidence and severity of long-lasting (chronic) pain after surgery.

This is a prospective, randomized, double blind study in patients with radial fractures undergoing surgery with volar plate. The patients will be followed up for 6 months after surgery.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Radial fracture
• ASA 1 and 2
• Able to communicate in norwegian
• Suitable for surgery in general anaesthesia and brachial plexus block

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Chronic pain
• BMI over 35

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Plexus before surgery

Other group

Description:

Plexus brachialis before surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Plexus brachialis block

Plexus after surgery

Other group

Description:

Plexus brachialis performed after surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Plexus brachialis block