Status:

COMPLETED

Continuous Interscalene Block Results in Superior Recovery Throughout the First Postoperative Week

Lead Sponsor:

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Conditions:

Postoperative Pain

Adverse Effects

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

The investigators undertook this prospective, randomized trial to compare the recovery profile throughout the first postoperative week in patients receiving continuous (CISB) interscalene brachial ple...

Detailed Description

Background The advantages of single injection (SISB) and continuous interscalene brachial plexus block (CISB) over general anesthesia (GA) only have been previously reported. However, few studies exte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III patients
  • ≥ 18 years of age BMI ≤ 35 kg/m2 Scheduled for elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Exclusion

  • Patients who were undertaken open shoulder procedures Patients with difficulty understanding the instructions for using the anesthetic infusion pump and/or pain scales Patients with contraindications to regional anesthesia (e.g., allergy to a local anesthetic (LA), local infection, coagulopathy) Patients with significant neurologic disorders of the upper extremity, psychiatric or cognitive disorders, history of substance abuse or chronic opioid use

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

71 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01881776

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

June 4 2014

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St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center

New York, New York, United States, 10025