Optimal Effective Local Anesthetic Volume for Pain Relief Using Brachial Plexus Block

Description

Prospective, patient-blinded study utilizing a novel Continuous Reassessment Method that concomitantly considers both block success and block side effects (lung dysfunction) for brachial plexus nerve blocks.

Conditions

Post Operative Pain

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Prospective, patient-blinded study utilizing a novel Continuous Reassessment Method that concomitantly considers both block success and block side effects (lung dysfunction) for brachial plexus nerve blocks.

Optimal Effective Local Anesthetic Volume for Pain Relief Using Brachial Plexus Block Utilizing Continuous Reassessment Method for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Shoulder Surgery

Optimal Effective Local Anesthetic Volume for Pain Relief Using Brachial Plexus Block

Condition
Post Operative Pain
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Seattle

Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Surgical candidate for Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery
  • * ASA I-III
  • * BMI\<40
  • * Age \>18
  • * Inability to give informed consent
  • * Inability to complete consent process in English
  • * allergy to ropivacaine
  • * neuropathy
  • * contraindications to peripheral nerve block per ASRA guidelines
  • * chronic opioid use
  • * infection at the injection/catheter site
  • * limb restriction due to medical history
  • * history of moderate - severe lung disease.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Benaroya Research Institute,

Study Record Dates

2025-12