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Comparison of Paracoracoid Subscapularis Plane Block to Interscalene Block for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Canada120 participantsStarted 2017-06-15

Plain-language summary

One hundred and twenty patients will be randomized to Interscalene block or Paracoracoid Subscapularis plane block. The study will evaluate the efficacy and duration of blocks in the 2 groups with regards to postoperative analgesia and degree of respiratory depression.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Male and females of 16-85years of age, scheduled to undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
✓. Elective shoulder surgery undergoing general anesthesia in combination with regional blockade.
✓. ASA Class I,II and III
✓. Able to give informed consent
✓. Able to cooperate with study process
✓. Availability of home telephone

Exclusion criteria

✕. ASA 4
✕. Refusal to have regional block
✕. Lack of informed consent.
✕. Language or reading barrier
✕. Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study.
✕. Patients with associated significant cardiac and respiratory disease.
✕. Patients with pre-existing major organ dysfunction such as hepatic and renal failure.
✕. Patients with coexisting hematological disorder or with deranged coagulation parameters.

What they're measuring

Duration of analgesia

Timeframe: Pain NRS measured every 120 minutes until score of 6/10 is obtained (up to 24 hours).

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03073928

SponsorLondon Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-03

Contact for this trial

Sugantha Ganapathy, MD, FRCPC

1-519-685-8500 sganapat@uwo.ca

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