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Minimum Effective Local Anesthetic Volume for Ultrasound Guided Superior Trunk Block
Led by Chinese University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2025-04-13
25
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
188 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of this study is to identify the minimum effective dosage of a commonly used local anaesthetic drug "levobupivacaine" required to produce an effective ultrasound guided (USG) superior trunk block (STB) in at least 90% of patients for shoulder arthroscopic surgeries.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Minimum Effective Local Anesthetic Volume for Ultrasound Guided Superior Trunk Block
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 18 to 75 years
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III
- Scheduled for elective upper shoulder arthroscopic rotator cuff repair procedure
You will not qualify if you...
- Patient refusal
- Pregnancy
- Skin infection at the site of block placement
- History of allergy to local anesthetic drugs
- Bleeding tendency or evidence of coagulopathy
- Pre-existing neurological deficit or neuromuscular disease
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Ayla Wong, RN, BN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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