None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The study was to assess the efficacy in reducing pain of the addition of a slow soaker infusion of Ropivacaine (a local anaesthetic) compared with a placebo of normal saline via fine catheter placed inside the sholder joint at the end of the operation. The amount of additional narcotic agents and oral analgesics required by the patients was measured between the active and placebo groups. The hypothesis was that the local analgesic did not give better pain relief or reduce the amount of extra analgesics required. In this randomised placebo controlled trial the surgeon, the patient, the ward nurses , physiotherapists and outcome assessor were all blinded to the treatment allocation.
Interventions
In patients undergoing rotator cuff surgery, either subacromial decompression or rotator cuff surgery post operative pain in the first 24 hours was treated with a slow drip continuous infusion of either Ropivacaine 0.75%. All patients had access to intra venous m
In patients undergoing rotator cuff surgery, either subacromial decompression or rotator cuff surgery post operative pain in the first 24 hours was treated with a slow drip continuous infusion of either Ropivacaine 0.75%. All patients had access to intra venous morphine or pethidine via patient controlled analgesia (PCA), and oral analgesics for breakthrough pain. The maximum and average pain for the first 12 hours and second 12 hours were analysed
Sponsors
Monash University, Jennifer Coghlan PhD Scholar, Supervisors, A/Prof. Rachelle Buchbinder and A/Prof. Andrew Forbes.
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Requiring rotator cuff surgery either subacromial decompression or tendon repair.
Exclusion criteria
Previous surgery to that shoulderFractures or tumoursIrreparable tendon tears.
Outcome results
None listed