A Comparative study of ultrasound guided brachial plexus blocks with supraclavicular and infraclavicular approaches in upper limb orthopedic surgeries to find the ease of giving and effects and find out which one is more good for patients

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED SUPRACLAVICULAR AND INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK FOR UPPER LIMB ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/01/061787

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK FOR UPPER LIMB ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY: With due approval from institutional ethical committee, a prospective,

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age group above 18 years. 2 Patients belonging to ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) class-I and II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients not willing to participate in the study and not giving consent. 2 Uncooperative patients. 3 Patient with chronic pain or on long-term analgesics. 4 Any known hypersensitivity or contraindication to bupivacaine or any other local anesthetic. 5 Local pathology at the site of injection or disability limiting the performance of block. 6 Patients with coagulopathies and bleeding diathesis 7 Neurological diseases or pre existing nerve palsies 8 Inadequate block necessitating institution of general anaesthesia for continuation of surgical procedure.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Sensory block onset timeTimepoint: to be assesed by grading points using 3 point scale by pinprick test just after giving the drug in intervals of half min till effect comes	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Time to perform the block 2) Number of needle attempts 3) Motor block onset time 4) Motor block duration 5)Sensory block duration 6)First analgesic requirements 7)Adverse effects Timepoint: according to grading point scale for motor & sensory blocks & vas score at 2 min intervals from the time of giving block till 10 min followed by 5 min till 30 min,15 min intervals till 2hrs ,2 hrs interval till 6 hrs & then 6 hrs interval till 24 hrs of giving the block	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Time to perform the block 2) Number of needle attempts 3) Motor block onset time 4) Motor block duration 5)Sensory block duration 6)First analgesic requirements 7)Adverse effects Timepoint: according to grading point scale for motor & sensory blocks & vas score at 2 min intervals from the time of giving block till 10 min followed by 5 min till 30 min,15 min intervals till 2hrs ,2 hrs interval till 6 hrs & then 6 hrs interval till 24 hrs of giving the block

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Monica Gupta

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,Ajmer

drpoojarawat@gmail.com9414003933

Outcome results

None listed

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