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NCT04729868
Ultrasound Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block Using Levo-bupivacaine Alone or Combined With Dexmedetomidine for Hand and Forearm Surgeries
NA trial testing Levobupivacaine(chirocaine) plus dexmedetomidine(precedex) in Acquired Deformity of Elbow in 60 participants. Completed in 1 October 2020.
1 April 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Aswan University Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 60 |
| Start date | 1 April 2017 |
| Primary completion | 1 April 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 1 October 2020 |
| Sites | 1 location across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Levobupivacaine(chirocaine) plus dexmedetomidine(precedex) — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Acquired Deformity of Elbow — all drugs for Acquired Deformity of Elbow →
- Forearm — all drugs for Forearm →
- Hand — all drugs for Hand →
- Wrist — all drugs for Wrist →
Sponsor
Aswan University Hospital
Who can join
Adults 20 to 65, any sex, with Acquired Deformity of Elbow or Forearm. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
To evaluate the efficacy of levo-bupivacaine alone and with dexmedetomidine in Ultrasound guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block for hand and forearm surgeries as regard: Onset of sensory and motor blockade. Duration of sensory and motor blockade. Analgesic pain scores using the verbal rating scale (VRS) for pain. Duration of analgesia postoperative complications.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Comparison of the efficacy of two doses of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to levobupivacaine in infraclavicular brachial plexus block: prospective double-blinded randomized controlled trial.
Ghazaly HF, Aly AAA, Zaher ZZ, Hassan MM, et al · · 2022 · cited 4× · PMID 36335297 · DOI 10.1186/s12871-022-01858-4
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04729868 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Aswan University Hospital
- Last refreshed: 29 January 2021
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