An Estimation of the Minimum Effective Anesthetic Volume of 0.5% Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound- and Neurostimulation-guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block

An Estimation of the Minimum Effective Anesthetic Volume of 0.5% Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound- and Neurostimulation-guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block - An Estimation of the Minimum Effective Anesthetic Volume of 0.5% Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound- and Neurostimulation-guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000019185

Enrollment

Registered

2015-10-01

Start date

2013-08-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

patients undergoing surgery of the arm

Interventions

The starting dose was chosen as 5 ml per nerve of 0.5% levobupivacaine in the Axillary Brachial Plexus Block. Using a up-and-down method, the dose used for consective patients was determined by the ou

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) patients undergoing surgery of the forearm, wrist, hand and finger 2) ASA risk 1 to 3 3) obtaining written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) patients having allergic factors to local anesthetic 2) patients with the pregnant possibility

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
minimum anesthetic effective volume of a 50	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
duration of analgesia, onset time and perioperative analgesic use or nonuse	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYusuke Yamamoto

Nihon University School of Medicine Department of Anesthsiology

meyu12036@g.nihon-u.ac.jp03-3972-8111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026