CompletedNot Applicable

Comparison of Infraclavicular Block and Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia With No Tourniquet for Hand Surgery

Turkey (Türkiye)55 participantsStarted 2022-12-07

Plain-language summary

The patients were randomized into the WALANT and ICB groups. The pain levels of the patients before, during, and after surgery were queried and recorded using the visual analog scale (VAS). Their satisfaction levels were evaluated using a Likert scale. The duration of anesthesia administration, onset of the anesthesia effect, additional intraoperative analgesic needs, total duration of the anesthesia effect, postoperative analgesic needs, length of hospital stay, total surgical duration, hospitalization costs, and complications were evaluated.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criterias: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification of I, II, or III, * surgery planned for a single indication * surgery duration of between 20 and 60 minutes. Exclusion Criterias: * patients with an ASA classification \>III, * patients with planned bilateral surgery, * patients with a local infection, * patients with a neurological disorder affecting the same upper extremity, * patients with a history of allergy to local anesthetic drugs, * patients with a history of opioid use in the previous month, * patients who were unable to understand the study and answer the questions adequately

What they're measuring

the visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: before surgery

the visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: during surgery

the visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: after surgery (Day 1)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06628882

SponsorUludag University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-19

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