Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:07 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:07 AM
NCT ID:
NCT07249827
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* patients undergoing upper limb surgery at or below the elbow
* age between 18 and 75 years
* American Society of Anesthesiologists classification 1-3
* body mass index between 18 and 35 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria:
* adults who are unable to give their own consent
* allergy or contraindication to dexmedetomidine
* exposure to dexmedetomidine during the previous 48 hrs
* pre-existing neuropathy (assessed by history and physical examination)
* coagulopathy (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood workup i.e. platelets ≤ 100, International Normalized Ratio ≥ 1.4 or partial prothrombin time ≥ 50)
* renal failure (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood work-up i.e. creatinine. eGFR \< 90)
* hepatic failure (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood work-up i.e. transaminases ≥ 100)
* allergy to LA
* pregnancy (as institutional policy, female patients with childbearing potential undergoing non urgent surgery are tested preoperatively for pregnancy with blood tests)
* breast feeding
* prior surgery in the infraclavicular region
* chronic pain syndromes requiring opioid intake at home
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT07249827
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07249827