Efficacy and Safety of Superior Trunk Block Versus Interscalene Block for Post-operative Analgesia in Shoulder Surgeries

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Superior Trunk Block Versus Interscalene Block for Post-operative Analgesia in Shoulder Surgeries

Treatments: Procedure: interscalene block; Procedure: superior trunk block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05978427

superior trunk vs interscalene

Details and patient eligibility

About

Efficacy and safety of superior trunk block versus interscalene block for post-operative analgesia in shoulder surgeries

Full description

The interscalene brachial plexus block is the gold standard analgesic technique for surgery involving the shoulder and upper arm. However, due to its complications as hemidiaphragmatic paralysis, the superior trunk block was developed in an attempt to reduce major complications.The utility of the superior trunk block has yet to be studied in shoulder surgeries.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status (ASA) is I to II.
• Both genders.
• Aged group from 21 to 50 years old.
• Patients electively scheduled for shoulder surgery under general anesthesia with normal coagulation profile.

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal of the procedure or participation in the study.
• Any history or evidence of coagulopathy.
• Evidence of infection at injection site.
• Allergy to study drugs.
• Patients with pulmonary severe respiratory disease.
• Herniated cervical disc or cervical myelopathy.
• Pre-existing neuropathy of the operative limb

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

interscalene block group

Active Comparator group

Description:

participants undergoing shoulder surgeries will receive ultrasound guided interscalene block

Treatment:

Procedure: superior trunk block

Procedure: interscalene block

superior trunk block group

Active Comparator group

Description:

participants undergoing shoulder surgeries will receive ultrasound guided superior trunk block

Treatment:

Procedure: superior trunk block

Procedure: interscalene block