Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Hand or wrist surgery often requires the use of bony material in order to accomplish any associated reconstructive aspects required for the surgery. The iliac crest is often used as the source of bone for such surgery and harvesting from this site is performed simultaneously with the hand/wrist surgery. In terms of anesthesia, patients typically receive a supraclavicular nerve block for the hand/wrist surgery, and a general anesthestic for the bone graft, though spinal block may also be performed. This study will look at the use of a transversalis fascia plane (TFP) nerve block (ie, to numb the nerves going to the iliac crest) in combination with a general anesthetic to see if post-operative pain and opioid consumption is reduced using the TFP block.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active treatment group | Experimental | Ultrasound-guided TFP block with 20ml 0.5% ropivacaine + 1:200 000 epinephrine |
|
| Placebo arm | Placebo Comparator | Ultrasound-guided TFP block with 20ml of 5% dextrose solution |
|
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active treatment | Drug | US-guided TFP block with 20ml 0.5% ropivacaine + 1:200 000 epinephrine |
|
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Opioid consumption | Opioid consumption in the first 24 hours following ICBG. This will be expressed in terms of milligrams doses of IV morphine. Where other opioids are used, the doses will be converted to the equivalent IV morphine dose using standard opioid dosage conversion tables. | 24 hours |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Opioid consumption | Opioid consumption (expressed as milligram doses of IV morphine) in the following phases
| 7 days |
| Pain measures |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Western Hospital | Toronto | Ontario | M5T 2S8 | Canada |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Placebo Arm | Drug | US-guided TFP block with 20ml of 5% dextrose solution |
|
|
| 48 hours |
| Time of block performance | Time required to perform the TFP block (defined as the time between placement of the ultrasound probe on the patient, and withdrawal of the block needle) | 6 hours |
| Complications | TFP block complications and adverse events (e.g. vascular puncture, intravascular local anesthetic injection and local hematoma) | 12 months |