NCT06997601

Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block Versus Suprascapular Nerve Block and Axillary Nerve Block for Analgesia in Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery

Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block Versus Suprascapular Nerve Block and Axillary Nerve Block for Analgesia in Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block and suprascapular nerve block and axillary nerve block for analgesia in shoulder arthroscopic surgery.

Detailed description

Controlling postoperative pain while minimizing opioid administration is particularly important because poor pain control is thought to be responsible for more than 60% of unplanned or prolonged hospitalizations. Suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) has been proposed based on the anatomic fact that the suprascapular nerve innervates approximately 70% of the shoulder joint, capsule, subacromial space, acromioclavicular joint, and coracoacromial ligament, with the remaining 30% thought to be innervated by the lateral pectoral and axillary nerve. The combined SSNB and axillary nerve block (ANB) was proposed as a safe alternative to interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) for providing anesthesia and postoperative analgesia for shoulder surgery. Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) was described as a novel technique in a case series study of cadavers and five patients.

Conditions

• Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block
• Suprascapular Nerve Block
• Axillary Nerve Block
• Analgesia
• Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block	Patients will receive a serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block.
OTHER	Suprascapular nerve block + Axillary nerve block	Patients will receive suprascapular nerve block + axillary nerve block.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-31
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2025-11-01
• First posted: 2025-05-30
• Last updated: 2025-11-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt