Does Perineural Dexmedetomidine Prolong Duration of a Nerve Block?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Brief Summary: The aim of this trial is to investigate if dexmedetomidine 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
dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to a local anaesthetic prolongs the duration of a peripheral
nerve block by a peripheral mechanism.