Status:

COMPLETED

Intravenous Dexmedetomidine, Dexamethasone and Interscalene Block Duration After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Manitoba

Conditions:

Pain, Postoperative

Shoulder Joint Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

In this single-centre, double-blinded, randomized controlled superiority trial, 189 participants having outpatient, arthroscopic shoulder surgery will be randomized into 3 equal sized groups. All part...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND \& RATIONALE Optimal postoperative analgesia is very important in the ambulatory arthroscopic shoulder surgery patient population; interscalene blocks are used for this surgery because they...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Elective ambulatory surgery patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery
  • Including rotator cuff repair
  • Stabilization procedures
  • Acromioplasty
  • Debridement and distal clavicle excision

Exclusion

  • Patient refusal
  • Diabetes
  • Pregnancy
  • Coagulopathy significant enough to be a contraindication to regional anesthesia as determined by the attending anesthesiologist
  • Sensitivity to local anesthetics, dexamethasone or dexmedetomidine
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Contralateral vocal cord paralysis
  • Contralateral diaphragmatic paralysis
  • Surgical limb brachial plexus neuropathy
  • Interscalene block site infection
  • Systemic glucocorticoids in the last 2 weeks
  • Epidural or intraarticular steroid injection in the past 3 months
  • Chronic opioid use defined as daily use for the last two weeks
  • Active peptic ulcer disease
  • End-stage renal disease
  • Cirrhotic liver disease
  • Ventricular dysfunction
  • Advanced heart block
  • Previous participation in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 18 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 13 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

198 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03270033

Start Date

September 18 2017

End Date

October 13 2018

Last Update

April 16 2019

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Pan Am Surgical Centre

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3M 3E4