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- Clinical Trial NCT01785940
Continuous Interscalene Block for Same Day Discharge Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Evaluation of Ultrasound Guided Continuous Interscalene Block for Same Day Discharge Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty - An Open Label Feasibility Study
Study Overview
Detailed Description
The number of shoulder replacement surgeries is increasing over the years and it is expected to continue as the population ages (1). This necessitates adequate pain control in the immediate and early postoperative period when pain levels are typically high. Adequate analgesia ensures patient comfort and the ability to perform physical therapy exercises associated with positive surgical outcomes (2-3). Interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) is commonly performed to provide analgesia for patients undergoing surgical procedures in the shoulder region. Either single injection blocks or continuous perineural infusions are performed along with oral medications for better pain control in these patients. Compared with intravenous opioids, ISB is known to produce superior analgesia after major shoulder surgery (4,5). There are reports of outpatient TSA discharged directly from the recovery room following the use of continuous ISB but achievement of adequate range of motion were not tested in them (6). Consequently, ambulatory ISB may offer decreased hospitalization while ensuring adequate analgesia after TSA. Ilfeld et al (7) prospectively compared ISB and opioids regarding the time to readiness for discharge following TSA, which was followed by many other studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of continuous ISB for TSA (8, 9). Ilfeld et al (6) showed that discharge criteria were 21 (16-41) h with the use of ISB as compared to 51 (37-90) h for those receiving perineural normal saline. In our centre, healthy patients requiring shoulder arthroplasty usually remain as in-patients for management of pain. Perineural infusions may be continued at home using a portable infusion pump after discharge. With the use of disposable portable infusion pump for continuous ISB, it may be feasible to discharge patients and reduce hospitalization time.
Although the study by Ilfeld et al showed continuous ISB allowing earlier home discharge following TSA, the patients in the study were evaluated for readiness to discharge on POD1 at 10 AM rather than the earliest times possible. Another interesting finding is that all patients received ropivacaine infusions till 6 AM of POD1 but the authors also claim to have discharged few patients on the same afternoon after the surgery. The block infusions reported in previous studies are higher than used at our institute.
There is also conflicting evidence that although continuous ISB provides adequate analgesia, they seldom impact early functional rehabilitation (10). With this background we want to evaluate the earliest times for the achievement of readiness to discharge with the use of ISB following TSA.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Ontario
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London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2
- St. Joseph's Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and females of 18-80 years of age, scheduled to undergo elective shoulder arthroplasty.
- ASA Class I, II, III
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with associated significant cardiac and respiratory disease.
- Patients who will need hospitalization due to reason other than the planned surgery.
- Patients with coexisting sleep apnea or morbid obesity (BMI> 35).
- Patients with pre-existing major organ dysfunction such as hepatic and renal failure.
- Psychiatric illnesses.
- Lack of informed consent.
- Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study.
- Contraindications to interscalene block
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Interscalene block
Interscalene catheters will be placed under aseptic precautions in each patient by one of the investigators using combined peripheral nerve stimulation and ultrasound guidance to get twitch in the C5-C6 dermatomes and documented spread of injectate near C5-6 nerve roots.
Twenty mL of 0.2% ropivacaine will be injected while documenting adequate drug spread under ultrasound.
After 20 min of injection, the interscalene nerve block will be evaluated and considered successful with inability to abduct the shoulder and a decrease in perceived sensation to cold of the skin over the deltoid muscle.
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Interscalene catheters will be placed under aseptic precautions in each patient by one of the investigators using combined peripheral nerve stimulation and ultrasound guidance to get twitch in the C5-C6 dermatomes and documented spread of injectate near C5-6 nerve roots.
Twenty mL of 0.2% ropivacaine will be injected while documenting adequate drug spread under ultrasound.
After 20 min of injection, the interscalene nerve block will be evaluated and considered successful with inability to abduct the shoulder and a decrease in perceived sensation to cold of the skin over the deltoid muscle.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Pain scores: Visual analog scores
Time Frame: first 24 postoperative hours
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The patients will be evaluated for home discharge based on the degree of analgesia (VAS scores of < 40/100 on movement) at arrival to PACU, and at every 2 hours for the first 6 hours postoperatively and every 4 hourly till 6 AM on the morning of POD1 and at 23 postoperative hours.
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first 24 postoperative hours
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Range of motion
Time Frame: First 24 postoperative hours
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The patients will be evaluated for achievement and maintenance of at least 50% of expected range of motion at arrival to PACU, 6 hours postoperatively and on the morning of POD1 and at 23 postoperative hours.
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First 24 postoperative hours
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Analgesic consumption
Time Frame: First 24 postoperative hours
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Total analgesic consumption per day and the number of boluses used per day will be prospectively collected
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First 24 postoperative hours
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Satisfaction score
Time Frame: 5th postoperative day
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Patient satisfaction will be documented on a visual analogue scale where 0 is totally dissatisfied and 100 is totally satisfied.
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5th postoperative day
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Readiness for home discharge
Time Frame: first 24 postoperative hours
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The time from the arrival in PACU to the attainment of home discharge criteria following exercises will be noted as the time to readiness for discharge.
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first 24 postoperative hours
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Complication rates
Time Frame: first 5 postoperative days
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Adverse events such as local anesthetic toxicity, neurological deficits respiratory insufficiency will be prospectively collected.
The failure rate and the number of attempts will also be recorded.
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first 5 postoperative days
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Shalini Dhir, FRCPC, St Joseph's Health Care centre, London, ontario
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 103329
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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