NCT02879916

Comparison of an Interscalene Nerve Block With or Without Stellate Ganglion Block for Shoulder Surgery

Comparison of the Analgesic Effect of Levobupivacaine 0.5% Via Interscalene Nerve Block or Via Interscalene Nerve Block Combined With a Stellate Ganglion Block in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy With General Anaesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Antwerp · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study describes the difference of analgesic effect of levobupivacaine 0.5% administered through an interscalene nerve block with or without a stellate ganglion block. The length of the analgesic effect is our primary outcome parameter. Half of the recruited patients will receive a stellate ganglion block and half of the patients won't.

Conditions

• Anesthesia, Regional

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Levobupivacaine	Inject 3ml of levobupavacaine into the stellate ganglion area
DRUG	NaCl 0.9%	Inject 3ml of NaCl 0.9% into the stellate ganglion area

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2016-09-01
• First posted: 2016-08-26
• Last updated: 2016-10-27