Status:

COMPLETED

Interscalene Block Versus Superior Trunk Block

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Conditions:

Joint Disease

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Sparing the phrenic nerve by administering ultrasound-guided low volume superior trunk block (STB) and interscalene block (ISB) for arthroscopic shoulder surgery (labral repair, stabilization, rotator...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who will be undergoing primary unilateral labral repair/stabilization of the shoulder
  • Age 18 to 80 years
  • Planned use of general anesthesia with LMA and interscalene or superior trunk block
  • Ability to follow study protocol
  • English speaking
  • ASA I - III

Exclusion

  • Pre-existing neuropathy of the operative limb
  • Younger than 18 years old and older than 80
  • Patients with pulmonary severe respiratory disease
  • Allergy to one of the study medications
  • Chronic gabapentin/pregabalin use (regular use for longer than 3 months)
  • Chronic opioid use (taking opioids for longer than 3 months)
  • Contraindication to general anesthesia, interscalene or superior trunk block
  • Herniated Cervical Disk, Cervical Myelopathy
  • BMI \>35

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 28 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 9 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

126 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03272139

Start Date

September 28 2017

End Date

July 9 2019

Last Update

May 11 2022

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Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, United States, 10021