Recruiting

Hematoma Block

Sponsor:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Code:

NCT02346929

Conditions

Distal Radius Fracture

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

ultrasound guide

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound guided hematoma block versus traditional "blind" hematoma block for analgesia in distal radius fracture reduction.

Conditions

Distal Radius Fracture

Study ID

NCT02346929

Start date

Aug, 2014

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patient ≥ 18 years old presenting to the emergency department with complaint of distal radius fracture

Exclusion Criteria:

  • High acuity/distress per the Attending ED physician
  • Altered mental status or intoxication
  • Aphasia, mental retardation, dementia, or insurmountable communication barrier
  • Acute psychiatric illness

Study Design

Enrollment

115 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: ultrasound-guided hematoma block

Patients in this arm will receive a bed-side ultrasound guided hematoma block with analgesia (0.25% bupivacaine)

no intervention: traditional hematoma block

Patients in this arm will have the hematoma block of the distal radius fracture with no ultrasound for guidance with analgesia (0.25% bupivacaine)

Interventions

ultrasound guide

Patients randomized to this arm will have the hematoma block of the distal radial fracture with the guidance of a bedside ultrasound

Primary outcome measure

  • Pain Reduction as indicated by Visual Analog Scale [ Time Frame: 4 hours after initiation of study procedure ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Beatrice Hoffmann, MD

617-754-2323bhoffma2@bidmc.harvard.edu

Nathan I Shapiro, MD MPH

617-754-2332nshapiro@bidmc.harvard.edu

Locations

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Contacts

Beatrice Hoffmann, MD

617-754-2323bhoffma2@bidmc.harvard.edu

Elinita Rosseto

617-754-2332erosseto@bidmc.harvard.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Last update posted

Mar 3, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • Hematoma block
  • distal radius fracture reduction
  • ultrasound
  • ultrasound guided hematoma block
  • traditional hematoma block for analgesia
  • bupivacaine
  • pain reduction
  • wrist fracture

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on 2026-03-03.