Status:
TERMINATED
Out of Plane Approach for Interscalene
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Conditions:
Acute Pain
Brachial Plexus Block
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Study aims to examine the influence of out of plane interscalene approach to a brachial plexus block on the effect of phrenic nerve blockade.
Detailed Description
Studies have proven that there is 100% blockade of the phrenic nerve with the in-plane approach to the interscalene brachial plexus block. The patient population with pulmonary comorbidities with poor...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients(18-85 years old)
- Scheduled for elective shoulder surgery who would benefit from a preoperative interscalene approach to the brachial plexus block for intraoperative and postoperative pain relief.
Exclusion
- Patients with any distorted anatomy for whom the block cannot be performed accurately, such as scars, surgical fixtures at the site, active infection, any open wound or drains at the site.
- Patients who request benzodiazepine anxiolytics such as midazolam for premedication before the procedure. Also patients who request narcotic medications as premedication before the procedure
- Non-English and Non-Spanish speaking patients
- Inadequate or failed blocks and inadvertently intrathecal or intravascular injection will be dropped from the study
- Incarcerated patients
- Expected heavy bleeding on multiple anticoagulants with markedly elevated PT ( Prothrombin time ), INR (International Normalized Ratio ), PTT ( Partial Thromboplastin Time ) levels and markedly reduced platelet counts
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 29 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 8 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03785392
Start Date
March 29 2019
End Date
December 8 2019
Last Update
December 3 2020
Active Locations (2)
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1
UTMB
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555
2
UTMB
League City, Texas, United States, 77573