U.S., May 29 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07612514) titled 'Optimized Costoclavicular Block for Elderly Proximal Humeral Fracture Surgery' on May 21.
Brief Summary: Background: Proximal humeral fractures are common in elderly patients and often require surgical fixation (open reduction and internal fixation). Traditional regional anesthesia techniques, such as the interscalene brachial plexus block, may provide incomplete pain relief in the medial upper arm area and carry a high risk of hemidiaphragmatic paralysis, which can lead to breathing difficulties.
Objective: This study aims to evaluate whether an optimized nerve block strategy-ultrasound-guided costoclavicular brachial plexus block ...