Visualization in Shoulder Arthroscopy With and Without Epinephrine

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Visualization in Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Interventions: Other: visualization in shoulder arthroscopy

• Registration Number: NCT01973699
• Lead Sponsor: St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

Adequate visualization during shoulder arthroscopy is of great importance for the procedure to be efficiently and effectively performed. The use of dilute epinephrine in irrigation fluid has been historically utilized to help with visualization. Given the potential safety issues documented in the literature related to epinephrine use, as well as the significant improvements in technique and instrumentation over the last decade, the need for this additive should be reexamined. The objective of the current study was to compare surgeon determined visualization in shoulder arthroscopy using irrigation fluid with and without epinephrine.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-11
• Primary Completion: 2013-04
• Study Completion: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-30
• Study First Posted: 2013-10-31
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 83

Inclusion Criteria

All patients requiring shoulder arthroscopy

Exclusion Criteria

none

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Without Epinephrine	visualization in shoulder arthroscopy	Patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy without epinephrine in their irrigation fluid as typically done
With Epinephrine	visualization in shoulder arthroscopy	Patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy with epinephrine in their irrigation as standardly performed

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visualization	November 1, 2012- April 1, 2013 (5 months)	surgeon determined visualization during shoulder arthroscopy as judged by a VAS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fluid Use	November 1, 2012-April 1, 2013 (5 months)	fluid used during arthroscopy
Operative time	November 1, 2012-April 1, 2013 (5 months)	operative time

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Luke's University Hospital; 🇺🇸 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States