Reducing tourniquet pain during arm surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests ways to reduce the pain caused by the tourniquet used during hand, wrist, or forearm surgery. It aims to make you more comfortable during the procedure.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are having elective surgery on your hand, wrist, or forearm.
- Your surgery will use a pneumatic tourniquet on your upper arm.
- You do not have a bleeding disorder or take blood thinners.
- You do not have an infection in the area where the anesthetic will be injected.
- You are not a chronic user of opioid pain medications.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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