Does Perineural Clonidine Prolong Duration of a Nerve Block?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this trial is to investigate if clonidine prolongs the duration of an adductor
canal block. By using healthy volunteers the investigators can perform a bilateral adductor
canal block and thereby control for a systemic effect to clarify if the effect is actually
peripheral or systemic. The investigators hypothesis is that clonidine/dexmedetomidine as an
adjunct to a local anaesthetic prolongs the duration of a peripheral nerve block by a
peripheral mechanism.