Status:
COMPLETED
Optimal Location of Local Anesthetic Injection for Ultrasound Guided Interscalene Block
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Ultrasound-guided Interscalene Nerve Block
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a prospective randomized clinical trial to determine where is the optimal location for local anesthetic injection for ultrasound guided interscalene nerve blocks. The investigators are investi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA I-II patients who are 18 years and older and who are scheduled for shoulder arthroscopy are eligible for enrollment provided they do not have any of the following exclusion criteria.
Exclusion
- chronic pain
- high preoperative opioid requirement
- age \< 18 years old
- non-English speaking
- contraindication to regional anesthesia (allergy to local anesthetics, coagulopathy, severe thrombocytopenia, pre-existing neuropathy in operative limb, infection at puncture site)
- need for postoperative nerve function monitoring
- patient refusal
- dementia
- pulmonary disease or low baseline oxygen saturation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
208 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01877330
Start Date
January 1 2013
End Date
April 1 2016
Last Update
March 19 2020
Active Locations (1)
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UCSF Orthopedic Institute
San Francisco, California, United States, 94158