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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN96783602
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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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?
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N0050124903
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Study hypothesis
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Does the use of a temporary mid forearm tourniquet during IVRA improve anaesthesia for hand surgery?
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Lay summary
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Not provided at time of registration
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Ethics approval
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Added 04 September 2009: Ethics approval was received from the local medical ethics committee before trial recruitment began.
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Surgery: Hand
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Adult patients presenting for elective minor hand surgery, under IVRA, at St Luke's Hospital.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Added 04 September 2009: patient refusal.
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Anticipated start date
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20/05/2003
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Anticipated end date
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31/10/2003
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
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Target number of participants
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Added 04 September 2009: 50
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Interventions
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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 additional forearm tourniquet is also applied. Anaesthesia of the hand will be assessed using forceps pinch and patient assessment of comfort during the operation. Postoperative analgesia will be measured by patient assessment of comfort thirty minutes after the end of the operation. The two techniques will be compared to see if the modified technique produces quicker onset, better anaesthesia and improved postoperative analgesia.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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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)
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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1. 2011 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21088591
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Contact name
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Dr
Stephen
Fletcher
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Address
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Anaesthesia
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane
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City/town
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Bradford
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Zip/Postcode
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BD9 6RJ
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1274 364065
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Fax
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+44 (0)1274 366961
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Email
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sjfletcher@doctors.org.uk
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Sponsor
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Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health,
Richmond House,
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
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Date applied
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30/09/2004
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Last edited
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15/08/2011
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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30/09/2004
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