A Study Comparing Two Methods of Placing an Interscalene Nerve Catheter for Postoperative Pain Control in Patients Who Undergo Open Shoulder Surgery.

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Conditions studied: Shoulder Pain

In brief

This is a randomized, double-blinded, prospective study designed to compare two approaches (in the plane of the ultrasound beam and out of the plane of the ultrasound beam) to placing an interscalene nerve block and catheter for pain control after open shoulder surgery. Both approaches have been used successfully but neither has been proven to be superior. Our endpoints are pain scores, time for block placement, and catheter dislodgements. We hypothesized that patients with the out-of-plane approach would have decreased pain and fewer catheter dislodgements.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01696188

Run by

Thomas Jefferson University

People needed

84

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• speaks English

You may not qualify if…

• children,
• neuropathy in operative arm

Where it is running

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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