Erector Spinae Plane Versus Interscalene Blocks for Shoulder Surgery

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Conditions studied: Anesthesia, Local, Phrenic Nerve Paralysis, Upper Extremity Injury, Shoulder Injury

In brief

The goal of this study is the evaluation of erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks as an alternative to interscalene brachial plexus nerve blocks for rotator cuff repair and total shoulder arthroplasty procedures. Currently, single shot interscalene nerve blocks are performed for rotator cuff repair surgeries, and interscalene nerve catheters are placed for total shoulder arthroplasty surgeries. Erector spinae plane blocks are commonly used as part of the anesthetic plan for other surgeries, but less so for shoulder surgeries. The investigators would like to study whether an ESP block can provide similar pain control compared to an interscalene nerve block, with less risk of upper extremity motor block and phrenic nerve block.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT03807505
Run by: Stanford University
People needed: 30
Starts: 2019-06-13
Expected to finish: 2019-12-31
Last updated by the study team: 2020-03-05

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

All adult patients (18 years and over) scheduled for rotator cuff surgery or total shoulder arthroplasty surgery requiring a nerve block as part of their anesthetic care

You may not qualify if…

concomitant life-threatening injuries and other concomitant injuries causing significant pain.
pregnancy,
any condition impairing patient's ability to consent to participation in study
an existing condition contraindicating a nerve block, i.e. nerve injury, existing bleeding disorder
infection in the vicinity of the block, and patient refusal.

Where it is running

Stanford Health Care (SHC) — Palo Alto, California, United States

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