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Comparing Two Methods to Ease Shoulder Surgery Pain: Dry Stimulation vs. Continuous Pain Medicine

Effectiveness of intermitent dry brachial plexus stimulation versus intermittent local anesthetic infusion of postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing shoulder surgery. - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/10/074917
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-10-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: LOcal Anesthetic: Perineural injection of 0.2% ropivacaine 5ml whenever NRS 4 till 24 hours. Control Intervention1: Dry stimulation: Dry stimulation of Interscalene catheter at 1MHz fo

Sponsors

Sancheti Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA-1 and undergoing shoulder surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The patients with chronic opioid use (more than 4 weeks), neuromuscular deficit within the operative extremity, implanted spinal cord stimulator, cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator deep brain stimulator, or other implantable neurostimulator. 2. The patients with chronic opioid use (more than 4 weeks), neuromuscular deficit within the operative extremity, implanted spinal cord stimulator, cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator 3. history of bleeding disorder; antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapies other than aspirin; allergy to local anesthetics will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Local anesthetic consumption (0.2% ropivacaine) in 24 hours in both groupsTimepoint: Baseline and after 24 hrs postoperatively.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Pain scores as assessed by NRS in the postoperative period 2. NRS following stimulation in the dry stimulation group 3. Time to first LA bolus demand (NRS greater than 4) 4. Patient satisfaction with postoperative pain relief at end of 24 hrs 5. Any cardiorespiratory complications Timepoint: Baseline and after 24 hrs postoperatively.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sandeep Diwan

Sancheti Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabiliation

sdiwan1965@gmx.com8484914584

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026