A modified technique of intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) using upper arm double tourniquet with temporary mid forearm tourniquet - does it improve regional anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia for hand surgery?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN96783602

Enrollment

Registered

2004-09-30

Start date

2003-05-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgery: Hand Surgery Hand

Interventions

Patients having elective hand surgery, under IVRA, will be randomised into two groups. One group will have the standard technique of IVRA and the other group will have a modified technique whereby an

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients presenting for elective minor hand surgery, under IVRA, at St Luke's Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Added 04 September 2009: patient refusal.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Speed of onset of anaesthesia 2. Assessment of anaesthesia over area to be incised 3. Total volume of local anaesthetic (LA) infiltrated by surgeon during procedure 4. Patient comfort during procedure and thirty minutes postoperatively (using Visual Analogue Scores)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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