A Comparison of UGSB and GA to IV Narcotics and GA for Post-Op Pain in Children With Supracondylar Fractures.

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2019-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study compares nerve blocks to IV pain medicines in children with broken arms. We are trying to see if blocking the nerves in the broken arm results in better pain control and less side effects than injections of morphine into a vein after surgery for a broken elbow.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
• Treatments: Fentanyl; Narcotics; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1) Supracondylar fracture (2) Age 2-17 years (3) American Society of Anesthesiologists Status 1 -3 (4) Scheduled for closed reduction with percutaneous pinning under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pulseless extremity

2. Compromised neurologic status on exam (specifically assessment of radial, ulnar, and median nerve)

3. Known allergy to local anesthetics (7) Not scheduled for closed reduction with percutaneous pinning under general anesthesia

4. Bleeding diathesis

5. American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) status 4 or higher.

6. Sleep apnea by polysomnography