Two nerve block techniques for analgesia of shoulder surgeries as an alternative to the interscalene block, which is considered the standard nerve block in shoulder surgery but causes serious side effects such as phrenic nerve paralysis.

Phrenic sparing analgesia for shoulder surgery: suprascapular with axillary nerve blocks versus high thoracic erector spinae plane block

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202509463601503

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-30

Start date

2023-08-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Combined suprascapular axillary group

Thoracic erector spinae plane block

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA grade 1, 2 age between 20 and 60 years both sexes elective shoulder surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patient refusal coagulopathy psychiatric diseases local skin infection at site of the block known intolerance to the study groups BMI more than 40 central or peripheral neurological disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
total postoperative opioid requirements in the first day potoperative	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactRokaya Zehry

assisstant lecturer faculty of medicine mansoura university

dr.m.m.orban@gmail.com00201092278607

Outcome results

None listed

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