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Could a Two-Step nerve block improve pain control and recovery after wrist surgery?

NCT ID NCT04046744

Symptom relief Sponsor: CMC Ambroise Paré Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study compares two ways of numbing the arm for wrist fracture surgery. One group receives a standard axillary block with a long-lasting anesthetic, while the other gets a short-acting axillary block plus separate long-acting blocks at the elbow for the median and radial nerves. The goal is to see if the combination provides better pain control after surgery and allows faster recovery of elbow movement.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a combination of lidocaine (short-acting) and ropivacaine (long-acting) local anesthetics
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could provide longer-lasting pain relief after wrist surgery while allowing faster recovery of elbow movement.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study focused on pain scores and recovery time, not on major outcomes like complication rates. The results may not apply to all wrist surgeries or patient groups.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

150 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2019

Finished

Sep 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing wrist fracture surgery under regional anesthesia * Consent for participation * Affiliation to the French social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic use of opiod analgesics * Chronic pain syndrome or fibromyalgia * Contraindication for locoregional anesthesia * Contraindication for opioid * ASA IV * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patients under protection of the adults (guardianship, curators or safeguard of justice) * Communication difficulties or neuropsychiatric disorder

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia radius fracture Wrist Fractures

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Wrist fracture

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CMC Ambroise Paré

    Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France Region, 92200, France

  • Clinique Bizet

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75016, France

  • Clinique Jouvenet

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75016, France

  • Clinique Rémusat

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75016, France

  • Clinique du Pré

    Le Mans, Pays de la Loire Region, 72018, France

  • Hôpital Privé Armand Brillard

    Nogent-sur-Marne, Île-de-France Region, 94130, France

  • Hôpital Privé Paul D'Egine

    Champigny-sur-Marne, Île-de-France Region, 94500, France

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