Effect of different doses of dexamethasone on postoperative pain control after single-shot interscalene brachial plexus blocks for arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001078

Enrollment

144

Registered

2014-04-21

Start date

2013-12-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : In a double-blinded trial utilizing single-shot interscalene block, the patients scheduled for elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery were randomized to one of four groups: total 12ml of 0.5% r

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: aged 20 to 70 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II, patients scheduled for arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patient refusal, presence of coagulopathy, infection at the site of the block, any neurological deficit in the surgical limb, severe lung disease, contralateral diaphragmatic paralysis, systemic glucocorticoid use, chronic opioid use, peptic ulcer disease, dibetes mellitus and a known allergy to ropivacaine.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the time with pain score above 3 or the time to first analgesic request , total analgesics used	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pain score after operation;possible complication (arm weakness, arm numbness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, hoarseness, respiratory difficulties, and Horner syndrome)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJae Hee Woo

Ewha Womans University Medical Center

shymoon83@gmail.com+82-2-2650-2829

Outcome results