Plexus Anesthesia in Lateral, Head-Down Position for Elective Surgery of the Shoulder

Axillary Plexus Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Patients Scheduled for Elective Surgery of the Shoulder: Influence of Lateral, Head-Down Position

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00403013

Enrollment

Registered

2006-11-23

Start date

2007-04-30

Completion date

2009-06-30

Last updated

2009-07-07

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Conditions

Shoulder Surgery

Keywords

nerve block/*methods, Anesthetics, Local/pharmacokinetics, *Brachial Plexus

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the axillary plexus block performed in lateral, head down position is effective in the perioperative analgesia in patients scheduled for elective surgery of the shoulder.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPositioning and anesthesia

Positioning during axillary plexus block

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients scheduled for elective surgery of the shoulder

Exclusion criteria

* lateral, head down position not possible

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score	8 hours after start of axillary plexus block
VAS Score	24 hours after start of axillary plexus block

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Opioid consumption	intraoperatively
Patient comfort	six months after surgery

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026