Effectiveness of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block and Intra-articular Injection of Ropivacaine for Post-operative Analgesia in Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization Surgery

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2014-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study evaluates two anaesthetic techniques namely interscalene brachial plexus block and intra-articular local anaesthetic injection. Both techniques are currently used for providing postoperative pain relief following arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation operation. It will be a randomised controlled trial involving 30 patients in two groups.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: NHS Grampian
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult patients above the age of 18 years undergoing arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation operation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients not meeting inclusion criteria

• Patients unable to give informed consent

• Patient refusal to participate in the study

• Contraindications to Interscalene block

• Allergy to local anaesthetics

• Peripheral neuropathy from any cause

• Patients on opiates for chronic pain

• Pregnant women