ultrasound guided upper limb block for upper limb surgeries using local anaesthesia drugs and adding calcium channel blocker to prolong the local anaesthesia action

Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block using verapamil as adjuvant to local anaesthetic for upper limb surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/10/015911

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-10-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M218- Other specified acquired deformities of limbs

Interventions

Intervention1: MANIKANDAN: Local anaesthetics dose lignocaine 1% Bupivacaine 0.25% Added with inj verapamil 5mg for case group. Control group same dose of local anaesthetic but no verapamil Frequenc

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA 1 & 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Uncontrolled DM, liver or renal disease Allergy to local anaesthetics Coagulation disorder Neurological deficit

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary aim of this study is to find out the need of rescue analgesia in first 24 hours and number of rescue analgesia required in first 24 hoursTimepoint: From the start of procedure to first 24 hrs.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Effect of sensory and motor characteristics like onset and duration were secondary aim.Timepoint: Sensory blockade- from the time of block to complete absence of pinprick sensation at the desired area in minutes. Motor blockade- from the time of blockade to complete paralysis of desired area in minutes	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMANIKANDAN G

Institute of Anaesthesiology

rani4kalyan@yahoo.co.in9842111311

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026