Interscalene Block Versus Anterior Suprascapular Block for Post-Thoracotomy Shoulder Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorNational Cancer Institute, Egypt
About this trial
This study aims to compare the frequency of occurrence of ipsilateral shoulder pain in patients undergoing thoracotomy with ultrasound-guided interscalene block, anterior suprascapular block as adjunct to epidural and epidural block only.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age > 18 years and ≤ 65 years old.
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II-III.
Body mass index 18-35 kg/m2.
Patients who have a confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer and are scheduled for elective open-lung surgery.
Disqualifiers
Allergy to local anesthetics.
Known psychiatric or neurologic disorders.
Alcohol or narcotics abuse.
Contraindications to thoracic epidural or suprascapular block, or interscalene block, e.g., coagulopathy or local infection.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Interscalene block
- Anterior suprascapular block
- Epidural analgesia
Treatment groups
75 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsLocations
1Cairo University12613, Cairo Egypt
Sponsors and collaborators
National Cancer Institute, Egypt
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov