A Comparison of Two Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Techniques for Managing Postoperative Shoulder Pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery performed under general anesthesia.

Comparison of interscalene block vs Combined suprascapular nerve block and axillary nerve block under USG guidance for post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia. A one-year hospital based Randomized clinical trial. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/082792

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Interscalene block vs Combined suprascapular nerve block and axillary nerve block under USG guidance: Interscalene block provides optimal shoulder surgery analgesia, but there are conce

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA grades I, II, and III, posted for arthroscopic surgery for shoulder injuries under general anesthesia at KLE s Dr. Prabhakar Kore s Hospital and Medical Research Centre and Charitable Hospital, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi,590010. The patient should be willing to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal. Allergic to local anesthetics Infection at the injection site. Coagulopathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the post-operative analgesic duration between combined suprascapular and axillary blocks vs. interscalene blocksTimepoint: The duration of postoperative analgesia is defined as the time until the patient requires analgesics when the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score reaches 3. The patient is observed postoperatively every 30 minutes, and if they report pain, rescue analgesics are administered. The rescue analgesics used are injection diclofenac (1 2 mg/kg) and injection paracetamol (15 mg/kg). The time of the first postoperative rescue analgesic administration is recorded.	—

Measure

Time frame

To compare the post-operative analgesic duration between combined suprascapular and axillary blocks vs. interscalene blocksTimepoint: The duration of postoperative analgesia is defined as the time until the patient requires analgesics when the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score reaches 3. The patient is observed postoperatively every 30 minutes, and if they report pain, rescue analgesics are administered. The rescue analgesics used are injection diclofenac (1 2 mg/kg) and injection paracetamol (15 mg/kg). The time of the first postoperative rescue analgesic administration is recorded.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the amount of analgesics used during the operationTimepoint: Every 30 minutes from the time of induction, amount of fentanyl(0.5 microgram/kg) used is noted. The pain response is assessed with a rise in Heart rate and blood pressure above baseline. Intraoperatively, fentanyl 0.5 g/kg is administered and noted if heart rate and blood pressure rise more than 20% of the baseline.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAkul Rajendra Kumar Bolabandi

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

drrajeshmane@gmail.com9844131062

Outcome results

None listed

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