Pain Control After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgeries

Comparative Study of Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Interscalene Block Versus Combined Shoulder Anterior Capsular Block and Suprascapular Nerve Block for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgeries.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05686395

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-17

Start date

2023-01-23

Completion date

2024-08-11

Last updated

2024-12-19

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Conditions

Post Operative Pain

Brief summary

This study will be conducted to compare the perioperative analgesic efficacy of ultrasound - guided interscalene brachial plexus block versus combined shoulder anterior capsular block and anterior suprascapular nerve block for arthroscopic shoulder surgeries.

Interventions

PROCEDUREUltrasound-guided Interscalene Block group

ultrasound guided interscalene block versus combined ultrasound guided shoulder anterior capsular block and suprascapular nerve block for arthroscopic shoulder surgery

PROCEDURECombined Ultrasound guided shoulder anterior capsular block and suprascapular nerve block

Combined Ultrasound guided shoulder anterior capsular block and suprascapular nerve block

DRUGBupivacaine

bupivacaine 0.25%.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 20-65 years of both sexes, with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II admitted for arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient refusal. * Uncooperative patient. * Patient with neurological deficit. * Patients with respiratory disorders. * Patient with bleeding disorders. * Infection at the block injection site. * Patients with history of allergy to local anesthetics.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
post operative analgesic consumption	24 hours after surgery	The first 24 hours post operative analgesic consumption

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual Analogue score (VAS) in the first 24 hours after surgery	first 24 hours after surgery	\- Postoperative pain intensity will be assessed in the first 24 hour using VAS score where (0 = no pain and 100 = the worst imaginable pain)
Patient satisfaction score	first 24 hours after surgery	Patient satisfaction score will be assessed on the basis of a questionnaire and graded on a 4-point scale (excellent/good/fair/poor).
The incidence of hemi diaphragmatic paralysis	immediately before block and immediately after procedure	hemidiaphragmatic paralysis after block

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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