Analgesia Duration of Dexamethasone, Buprenorphine, or Clonidine With Ropivacaine for Interscalene Nerve Block

NCT03117140 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2018-07-03

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Summary

This is a prospective randomized controlled triple-masked study looking at the duration of nerve block analgesia when using the listed adjuvants (dexamethasone, buprenorphine and clonidine) plus ropivacaine versus plain ropivacaine alone.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia, Local

Interventions

DRUG

Ropivacaine 0.75%

Only ropivacaine 0.75% is administered for this arm of the interscalene block

DRUG

Ropivacaine 0.75% + 300 mcg Buprenorphine

Ropivacaine 0.75% + 300 mcg Buprenorphine is administered for this arm of the interscalene block

DRUG

Ropivacaine 0.75% + 75 mcg clonidine

Ropivacaine 0.75% + 75 mcg Clonidine is administered for this arm of the interscalene block

DRUG

Ropivacaine 0.75% + 8 mg dexamethasone

Ropivacaine 0.75% + 8 mg Dexamethasone is administered for this arm of the interscalene block

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Melinda Seering

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Melinda Seering, M.D. · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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