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A study to compare two types of blocks in below elbow surgeries

A comparative study between ultrasound guided costoclavicular and paracoracoid approach of infraclavicular brachial plexus block in below elbow surgeries

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/054498
Enrollment
120
Registered
2023-06-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: COSTOCLAVICULAR APPROACH OF INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS: under ultrasound guidance in below elbow surgeries using 22ml local anaesthetic mixture of 0.5% bupivacaine 10ml and 2% lign

Sponsors

Sridevi P
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients giving written informed consent. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I & II. Both male and female. Patients posted for both elective and emergency below elbow surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal. Inability to consent to the study. Patient with coagulopathy or sepsis. Local anaesthesia allergy. Patients with compromised cardiac or respiratory or hepatic or renal functions. Skin infection precluding the block. Pre-existing musculocutaneous/ median/ulnar/radial neuropathy. Prior surgery in the infraclavicular fossa.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Onset time of sensory blockade. and Onset time of motor blockade.Timepoint: 0,2,4,6 minutes and for every 2minutes upto 30minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of sensory blockade. Duration of motor blockade. Haemodynamic monitoring. Imaging time. Needling time. Performance timeTimepoint: 15,30,45 minutes & every 15minutes for first 2hours & thereafter every hour for 24hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMadhan M

Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Post Graduate Institute

drmadhan76@gmail.com7373933222

Outcome results

None listed

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