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:
2025-12-24 @ 1:16 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:16 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03043495
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients undergoing surgeries in the upper limb (arm, forearm or hand)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Coagulopathies (with prothrombin concentration less than 60% or INR more than 1.5)
* In-ability to postpone anti-coagulation medications.
* Infection or injury or a lesion at the block site.
* Suspected cervical vertebral column injury necessitating using a neck collar.
* A compromised lung on the contralateral side of the block (Pneumothorax, hemothorax or Pneumonectomy).
* Traumatic vascular injuries or operative interventions (Surgical harvesting) involving arteries of the upper limb on the operative side.
* Patients with communication difficulties.
* Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics and/or Dexamethasone.
* Patients on perioperative intravenous (IV) steroids.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT03043495
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03043495