Recruiting

Observational StudyPhantom Limb Experience After Brachial Plexus Anesthesia

Sponsor:

University of Tennessee

Code:

NCT03592901

Conditions

Phantom Limb

Brachial Plexus Block

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

brachial plexus anesthesia

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study examines the sensations felt by patients receiving brachial plexus anesthesia for shoulder surgeries.

Conditions

Phantom Limb

Brachial Plexus Block

Study ID

NCT03592901

Start date

Aug 8, 2016

Status verified date

Jul, 2018

Completion date

Dec 31, 2019

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2019

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Male or female subjects receiving brachial plexus anesthesia prior to upper extremity surgery
Age 18 years or greater
Ability to undergo 5-10 minutes of testing for multiple sessions: before anesthesia, following anesthesia but before surgery, following surgery while anesthesia remains effective, and throughout return of normal sensation
Likely to complete all required sessions

Exclusion Criteria:

Age less than 18 years old
Physical or mental health condition which may interfere with being able to complete all required sessions

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

BPA Patients

Participants that are receiving brachial plexus anesthesia for a previously planned shoulder surgery.

Interventions

brachial plexus anesthesia

Anesthesia to some part of the brachial plexus prior to surgery. Patients are already receiving this regardless of participation in study.

Primary outcome measure

Verbal Report [ Time Frame: 3 days ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jack W Tsao, MD, DPhil

9012876326 jtsao@uthsc.edu

Jen Pryweller, PhD

901-287-6326 jprywel@uthsc.edu

Locations

UTHSC

Recruiting

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38103

Contacts

Jack W Tsao, MD, DPhil

901-287-6326 jtsao@uthsc.edu

Jen Pryweller, PhD

901-287-6326 jprywel@uthsc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Jack W Tsao, MD, DPhil

More Information

Sponsor

University of Tennessee

Last update posted

Jul 23, 2018

Last verified

Jul, 2018

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Tennessee on 2018-07-23.