Clinical trials: Hand Surgery
Evaluation of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Hand Surgery Using Local Anesthesia With Adrenaline
Evaluation of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Hand Surgery Using Local Anesthesia With Adrenaline
Goals: 1. To check for frequency and type of arrhythmia in patients undergoing a medical procedure under local anesthesia 2. To examine whether the addition of adrenaline to local anesthesia affects the incidence of arrhythmias
- Trial name
- NCT04029610
- Testing
- Local anesthesia with lidocaine and adrenalin., lidocaine and adrenalin, lidocaine and arterial blockage
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uri farkash
Opioid Use, Hand Injuries and Disorders
Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery
This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Hand Injuries and Disorders, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04625868
- Testing
- Educational video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Costoclavicular and Infraclavicular Block for Patients Who Have Undergone Hand,Forearm and Arm Surgery
Comparison of the Block Characteristics of USG Guided Costoclavicular and Infraclavicular Block With the Perfusion Index
With this study, it was aimed to compare the block characteristics evaluated with traditional methods in infraclavicular and costoclavicular block applications performed in upper extremity surgery in our clinic with the perfusion…
- Trial name
- NCT04857216
- Testing
- Perfusion Index
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
Hand Surgery, Quality of Recovery
Local Anesthesia With Minimal Sedation and Brachial Plexus Block in Hand Surgery
A major innovation in hand surgery in the last decade is the popularization of Wide Awake Hand Surgery (WAHS). This technique consists of numbing the surgical area with local anesthesia with epinephrine and allowing the patient…
- Conditions
- Hand Surgery, Quality of Recovery, Hand Injuries, Hand Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT03632304
- Testing
- Local anesthesia with minimal sedation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Hand Surgery
Hand Incision Study
The cosmetic outcome of a patient's surgical scar is important for patient satisfaction, especially in more visibly exposed areas of the body such as the hand.
- Trial name
- NCT04656834
- Testing
- hand incision closure using monocryl sutures and skin glue, hand incision closure using simple nylon sutures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
Hand Surgery
Music in Wide Awake Hand Surgery
Wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery has emerged as a popular technique in hand surgery over the last decade.
- Trial name
- NCT04636463
- Testing
- Intraoperative Music
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Evaluating Clinical Outcomes for Determining the Optimal Delay to Skin Incision Under WALANT
Further studies are needed to establish the effects of WALANT in performing most common hand surgeries, in relation to its clinical outcomes and intraoperative blood loss.
- Trial name
- WALANT (NCT04491656)
- Testing
- WALANT Technique
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Avenue Medical Center, Philippines
Hand or Wrist Surgery
Using Honest Placebos to Improve Pain Management in Hand Surgery Patients
America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. One of the reasons opioid addiction and overdose deaths have recently increased is that doctors are frequently prescribing opioid medication as a treatment for pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03631251
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Upper Limb Surgery, Hand Surgery
A Comparison of 4% Articaine Versus 0.5%Bupivacaine for Ambulatory Surgery Under Supraclavicular Block
Effect of 2%Articaine versus 5%bupivacaine in pt undergoing short duration surgery in upper limb
- Trial name
- NCT04189198
- Testing
- Articaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Hand Surgery (Ulnar or Median Distribution), Peripheral Nerve Block
Supraclavicular Versus Combined Block for Ulnar and Median Distribution Hand Surgery
This study will examine how successfully nerves are blocked or frozen for hand surgery. Traditionally, the nerves are frozen at the base of the neck, just above the clavicle or collarbone (the supraclavicular block).
- Trial name
- NCT01625208
- Testing
- Combined nerve block, Supraclavicular block
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Hand Surgery, Wrist Surgery
Early Rehabilitation After Hand or Wrist Ambulatory Surgery : How to Preserve Locomotion at Home Without Rebound Pain?
The purpose of this retrospective study is to compare the analgesic efficacy of Walant " Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet " with lidocaine and bupivacaine versus axillary brachial plexus block using mepivacaïne, both…
- Trial name
- WalantBAX (NCT04306666)
- Testing
- Regional anesthesia
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Hand Surgery
Ulnar Nerve Block for Procedural Anesthesia - Wrist Versus Palm
Ulnar nerve blockade is necessary for sensory anesthesia and analgesia in the hand during minor procedures. The course of the ulnar nerve in the forearm, wrist, and hand is predictable and has low variability.
- Trial name
- NCT00827658
- Testing
- Volar Wrist Block, Hypothenar Palm block
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Hand or Arm Surgery
Medial Versus Lateral Approach in Ultrasound (US)-Guided Supraclavicular Block
The ultrasound guided supraclavicular block is a peripheral nerve block which is considered safe, has a fast onset, is dense and provides complete block of the nerves supplying the hand, forearm and arm.
- Trial name
- NCT00992810
- Testing
- Lateral-to-Medial Approach, Media-to-Lateral Approach
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Hand Surgery, Elbow Surgery
Comparison of Central Versus Peripheral Placement of Local Anesthetic
Does ultrasound increases the success rate and if there is a difference in success rate between placing the local anesthetic centrally versus peripherally.
- Conditions
- Hand Surgery, Elbow Surgery, Forearm Surgery, Wrist Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT00699244
- Testing
- Peripheral placement of local anesthesia, Central placement of local anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Hand Surgery
The Safety of Hand Surgery in the Anticoagulated Patient
If operating on the anticoagulated patient has been safe for one of the investigators' surgeons for the past 10 years then providing prospective data that substantiates this could prevent complications related to the…
- Trial name
- NCT00954928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 398 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hand Injuries/Disease Requiring Surgery to the Hand
A Study Investigating Ways to Make Local Anaesthetic Hand Surgery Less Painful - Reducing Tourniquet Associated Pain
Hand surgery requires a reduced blood flow to the hand during the operation, which is achieved using a tourniquet (tightly inflated circumferential cuff) around the upper arm. However this tourniquet is painful.
- Trial name
- ReTAP (NCT01611064)
- Testing
- Oxygen, Medical air
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Surgery, Hand
Analgesic Efficacy of Perineural Dexamethasone During Supraclavicular Block for Hand Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of dexamethasone prolongs analgesia when added to long-acting local anesthetic during single-injection supraclavicular block for outpatient hand surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02154048
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Dexamethasone
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hand Surgery
The Effect of Feedback Regarding Illness Behavior on Patient Satisfaction in Hand Surgery
The investigators of this study would like to see whether providing feedback to patients regarding their illness behavior/coping strategies, using online questionnaires, improves patient-physician communication in orthopaedic…
- Trial name
- NCT02209246
- Testing
- PROMIS CAT Pain Interference, PROMIS CAT Pain Behavior, PROMIS CAT Physical Function
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hand Injuries, Elective Hand Surgery
The Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on the Microcirculation of the Hand
Cigarette smoking is associated with poor wound healing and worse results after hand surgery. Nicotine and cigarette smoke has been shown to affect blood flow in blood vessels in the hand.
- Trial name
- NCT02206737
- Testing
- No nicotine e-cigarette, Low dose nicotine e-cigarette, High dose nicotine e-cigarette
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Hand Surgery
Three Techniques for Ultrasound Guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
The brachial plexus block is an anesthetic technique often used for surgical procedures of the upper limb. The brachial plexus block through the axilla (BPVA) is one of the techniques most commonly used to obtain regional…
- Trial name
- NCT02073383
- Testing
- Axillary brachial plexus block
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 313 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo