Exparel and Dexamethasone

NCT07614802 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-05-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This prospective randomized clinical trial evaluates the duration of sensory blockade in patients undergoing shoulder surgery receiving interscalene brachial plexus blocks with either liposomal bupivacaine alone or liposomal bupivacaine combined with dexamethasone.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgeries

Interventions

DRUG

Liposomal Bupivacaine with Bupivacaine

Administration of an interscalene brachial plexus nerve block using 10 mL liposomal bupivacaine (133 mg) and 20 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia following shoulder surgery.

DRUG

Dexamethasone

6 mg preservative-free dexamethasone

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Emily Hall · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-08-01
Completion
2027-09-01
FDA Drug
Yes

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