Pain Management After Shoulder Prosthesis: A Clinical Trial of Nerve Block and Local Infiltration

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Pain, Postoperative

• Registration Number: NCT01362075
• Lead Sponsor: Horsens Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of local infiltration analgesia as compared to 48-hour interscalene block in treating pain after shoulder arthroplasty. The investigators hypothesize a reduced pain score and use of supplemental analgesic medication during the first three postoperative days using local infiltration analgesia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-26
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-27
• Study Start: 2011-07
• Primary Completion: 2014-07
• Status Verified: 2014-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2014-08-08
• Study Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

• elective primary shoulder arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• reverse or delta prosthesis
• recent fracture near the shoulder
• allergic to amid-type local analgesics
• operation not under general anaesthesia
• incompetent, pregnant, below 18 or above 90 years old
• severe chronic neurogenic pain or sensory disturbances in the shoulder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Supplemental analgesics ingested	First 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain score	First 72 hours postoperatively
Supplemental analgesics ingested	First 72 hours postoperatively

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus Hospital; 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark

Horsens Hospital; 🇩🇰 Horsens, Denmark