Supraclavicular Versus Interscalene Block for Shoulder Surgery

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Drug: Bupivacaine; Procedure: Supraclavicular Block; Device: Ultrasound; Procedure: Interscalene Block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02486549

artroscopy

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the supraclavicular block to interscalene block in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Full description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the supraclavicular block in comparison with interscalene block on postoperative pain, quality of recovery and side effects in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing shoulder surgery in American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II

Exclusion criteria

• with a known allergy to study medications,
• chronic opioid use,
• ipsilateral upper limb neurological deficits,
• severe respiratory disease,
• coagulopathy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

Supraclavicular Block

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound guided supraclavicular block with 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine will be performed

Treatment:

Procedure: Supraclavicular Block

Device: Ultrasound

Drug: Bupivacaine

Interscalene block

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ultrasound guided inter scalene block with 20ml of 0.25% bupivacaine will be performed.

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasound

Procedure: Interscalene Block

Drug: Bupivacaine