High volume versus low volume supra scapular nerve block in patients with rotator cuff tears

Phase 4

• Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tear; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001536853
• Lead Sponsor: Ipswich Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-11-10
• Last Update Posted: 15 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

•Full thickness or partial thickness symptomatic rotator cuff tear diagnosed on MRI or ultrasound
•Aged above 18 years
•Being managed non-operatively
•Deemed to benefit from SSNB by the treating orthopaedic surgeon

Exclusion Criteria

•Inability to provide informed consent
•Person under age of 18
•Allergy or adverse drug reaction to local anaesthetic or corticosteroid
•Patients with adhesive capsulitis, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis (Samilson-Prieto grade 3 or greater)
•Previous local anaesthetic or corticosteroid within 3 months
•Patients taking disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or oral corticosteroids
•Patients with previous surgery on affected shoulder

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Constant-Murley Score. This is an assessment of shoulder function, patient reported outcome measures and pain.[6 weeks, 12 weeks and 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VAS score. assesses pain score[6 weeks, 12 weeks and 12 months]