NCT01589354

Effectiveness of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block and Intra-articular Injection of Ropivacaine for Post-operative Analgesia in Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization Surgery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: NHS Grampian · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates two anaesthetic techniques namely interscalene brachial plexus block and intra-articular local anaesthetic injection. Both techniques are currently used for providing postoperative pain relief following arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation operation. It will be a randomised controlled trial involving 30 patients in two groups.

Conditions

• Postoperative Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Interscalene brachial plexus block	An interscalene block will be performed pre-operatively using ultrasound guidance and the peripheral nerve stimulator (with the patient awake) using 20 ml of 0.375% Ropivacaine.
PROCEDURE	Intra-articular Ropivacaine injection	The procedure will be done by the surgeon at the end of the operation, with an intra-articular injection of 20 ml 0.75% Ropivacaine through the arthroscopic cannula after closure of the anterior wound
DEVICE	Ultrasound guided technique	The block will be performed under U/S guidance
DRUG	Ropivacaine	20ml of 0.375% Ropivacaine
DRUG	Ropivacaine	20ml of 0.75% Ropivacaine injected by the surgeon at the end of the procedure

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2012-05-01
• Last updated: 2012-05-02