Status:
TERMINATED
The Effect of Systemic or Perineural Dexamethasone on the Duration of Interscalene Nerve Blocks With Ropivacaine
Lead Sponsor:
The Cleveland Clinic
Conditions:
Duration of Interscalene Block
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients undergoing rotator cuff repair or subacromial decompression at the investigators institution are frequently hospitalized overnight due to inadequate pain relief after resolution of interscale...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing shoulder procedures such as
- Rotator cuff repair
- Capsular shift
- Shoulder arthroplasty
- Subacromial decompression
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Exclusion
- Contraindications to interscalene block
- Coagulopathy
- Infection at the needle insertion site
- Moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Contralateral pneumothorax or diaphragmatic paralysis
- Pregnancy
- Preexisting neuropathy involving the surgical limb
- Systemic glucocorticoid treatment (for at least one week) within six months of surgery
- Routine opioid use (greater than 30 mg oxycodone per day or equivalent)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01495624
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
January 1 2016
Last Update
January 27 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195