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

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Procedure: Interscalene catheter
Procedure: Local infiltration analgesia
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

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
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Interscalene catheterInterscalene catheter-
Local infiltration analgesiaLocal infiltration analgesia-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Supplemental analgesics ingestedFirst 24 hours postoperatively
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain scoreFirst 72 hours postoperatively
Supplemental analgesics ingestedFirst 72 hours postoperatively

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus Hospital

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Aarhus, Denmark

Horsens Hospital

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Horsens, Denmark

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