Brachial Plexus Nerve Block Versus Haematoma Block for Closed Reduction of Distal Radius Fracture in Adults - The BLOCK Trial. A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial.

ConditionsDistal Radius Fractures Fracture Dislocation Fracture Dislocation of Upper Limb Joint Colles' Fracture Closed Reduction of Fracture and Application of Plaster Cast

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phasePhase 4

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorNordsjaellands Hospital

About this trial

The aim of the project is to evaluate the beneficial and harmful effects of an ultrasound-guided brachial plexus nerve block for patients with a distal radius (wrist) fracture in the need of realignment of fractured bone endings without cutting the skin (closed reduction), in comparison to a haematoma block, which is standard care in Denmark.

Every participant will receive one of the following types of anaesthesia for the realignment of the wrist fracture:

1. A nerve block of the arm (plexus brachialis block) 2. A haematoma block, which is the current standard anaesthesia in the emergency departments.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults (age ≥ 18 years) with a distal radius fracture in need of closed reduction

Disqualifiers

Patients who would never qualify for surgery according to local guidelines

Lack of informed consent

No Danish Central Person Register (CPR) number

Allergies to the trial medication

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Ultrasound-guided brachial plexus block
Haematoma Block

Treatment groups

1,716 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Nordsjaellands Hospital

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov