Comparison of Two General Anesthesia Maintenance Strategies on Intraoperative Visibility During Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Randomized Trial (CLEAR-SHOULDER)
19 juin 2026 mis à jour par: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Shoulder arthroscopy is one of the most common orthopedic procedures, and the quality of the surgeon's view inside the joint is critical to its safety and success. Unlike limb surgery, no tourniquet can be applied to the shoulder, so surgical visibility depends almost entirely on how much bleeding occurs within the joint - which is itself influenced by the anesthetic drugs used to keep the patient asleep.
Two standard techniques exist for maintaining general anesthesia: inhaled anesthesia (sevoflurane) and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA, using propofol). Evidence from other types of keyhole surgery (nasal, ear) suggests that propofol may produce better surgical visibility, possibly because sevoflurane causes slightly greater dilation of the smallest blood vessels in tissue, leading to more bleeding into the joint. However, in shoulder arthroscopy specifically, the data are scarce and contradictory.
CLEAR-SHOULDER is a randomized, single-blind trial designed to determine whether propofol-based intravenous anesthesia provides superior intraoperative visibility compared to sevoflurane-based inhaled anesthesia during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Surgical visibility will be assessed from blinded video recordings of each procedure using the validated modified Fromme-Boezaart score. An exploratory artificial intelligence analysis of the arthroscopic videos will also be conducted.
Secondary outcomes include operating time, irrigation fluid consumption, hemodynamic stability, vasopressor requirements, surgeon satisfaction, postoperative recovery, and environmental impact of each anesthetic strategy.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Recrutement
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Type d'étude
Interventionnel
Inscription (Estimé)
110
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.
Coordonnées de l'étude
- Nom: Jérôme MASCARELLI, Principal investigator
- Numéro de téléphone: +33 4 92 03 29 52
- E-mail: mascarelli.j@chu-nice.fr
Lieux d'étude
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Alpes-Maritimes
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Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France, 06000
- Recrutement
- Chu De Nice
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Contact:
- Charlotte CIAIS, Study coordinator
- Numéro de téléphone: +33 04 92 03 93 93
- E-mail: ciais.c3@chu-nice.fr
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Critères de participation
Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
- Adulte
- Adulte plus âgé
Accepte les volontaires sains
Non
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient aged 18 or over
- Patient scheduled for elective rotator cuff repair arthroscopy (RCRA), performed in the "beach-chair" position under general anesthesia combined with an interscalene block (with or without standard associated procedures such as acromioplasty and/or tenotomy/tenodesis of the long biceps). Procedures for instability (Bankart/Latarjet), fractures, capsulitis, simple lavage, or any arthroscopy not focused on rotator cuff repair (RCR) are not eligible.
- Patient with an ASA score of I to IV
- Patient affiliated to a social security scheme,
- Patient having given written consent following written and oral information.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a contraindication to any of the study agents, including known hypersensitivity or allergy to any of these agents or to any of their excipients.
- Patients with known coagulopathy (abnormal PT/INR; platelets < 100,000/L) or
- Patients with active preoperative hemarthrosis or local infection.
- Non-elective (emergency) surgery or a procedure whose initial objective is not rotator cuff repair arthroscopy (RCRA). Note: Intraoperative conversion to open surgery is not an exclusion criterion; it will be considered an intraoperative event and managed in the analysis according to the intention-to-treat (ITT) principle, with a sensitivity analysis procedure described in the statistical plan.
- Uncooperative patient, inability to consent
- Pregnant women
- Patient protected by law under guardianship or curatorship, or unable to participate in a clinical study under article L. 1121-16 of the French Public Health Code.
Plan d'étude
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Recherche sur les services de santé
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Double
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Comparateur actif: Inhalation anesthesia
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Inhaled anesthesia maintenance with sevoflurane, titrated to maintain a Bispectral Index (BIS) between 40 and 60 throughout the procedure.
Analgesia maintained with remifentanil target-controlled infusion (TCI) at 4 ng/mL cerebral target.
Induction performed with propofol, atracurium, ketamine and dexamethasone.
Norepinephrine administered as needed to maintain mean arterial pressure ≥ 70 mmHg.
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Expérimental: Continuous intravenous anesthesia
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Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) maintenance with propofol target-controlled infusion (TCI, Schnider model), titrated to maintain a Bispectral Index (BIS) between 40 and 60 throughout the procedure.
Analgesia maintained with remifentanil target-controlled infusion (TCI) at 4 ng/mL cerebral target.
Induction performed with propofol TCI (4-6 ng/mL cerebral target), atracurium, ketamine and dexamethasone.
Norepinephrine administered as needed to maintain mean arterial pressure ≥ 70 mmHg.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Intraoperative surgical field visibility assessed by the modified Fromme-Boezaart score
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Time-weighted mean modified Fromme-Boezaart score assessed over the entire surgical procedure by two independent blinded evaluators analyzing standardized arthroscopic video segments.
The modified Fromme-Boezaart scale ranges from 0 (no bleeding, perfect visibility) to 5 (severe bleeding, surgery impossible).
Higher scores indicate worse surgical visibility.
In case of discordance greater than 1 point between the two evaluators, a third independent evaluator will adjudicate.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Operative duration
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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.Duration of surgery in minutes, measured from first incision to skin closure.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Autres mesures de résultats
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Bleeding duration ratio
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Ratio of total bleeding duration to total operative duration.
Bleeding duration is defined as the cumulative duration of arthroscopic video segments with a modified Fromme-Boezaart score ≥ 3.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Proportion of procedures with clinically impaired or difficult visibility
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Proportion of patients with clinically impaired visibility, defined as ≥ 20% of video segments scoring ≥ 3 on the modified Fromme-Boezaart scale; and proportion with difficult visibility, defined as ≥ 20% of segments scoring ≥ 4.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Total irrigation fluid consumption
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Total volume of irrigation fluid used during the procedure, recorded in milliliters at the end of the intervention before patient transfer to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Mean intraoperative arterial pressure
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Mean arterial pressure (MAP) measured every 3 minutes throughout the procedure using a non-invasive blood pressure cuff.
A corrected cerebral MAP will also be estimated based on the height difference between the measurement site and the external auditory meatus.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Number of hypotensive episodes
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Number of episodes of intraoperative hypotension, defined as a mean arterial pressure below 65 mmHg.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Cumulative duration of hypotensive episodes
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Total cumulative duration in minutes of intraoperative periods during which mean arterial pressure was below 65 mmHg.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Total norepinephrine dose
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Total cumulative dose of norepinephrine administered during the procedure in micrograms, regardless of administration route (intravenous bolus or continuous infusion).
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Total remifentanil dose
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Total cumulative dose of remifentanil administered during the procedure in micrograms.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Surgeon satisfaction with intraoperative visibility
Délai: Immediately after surgery (before patient leaves the operating room)
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Surgeon self-assessed satisfaction with intraoperative surgical visibility, rated on a 10-point Likert scale (1 = very unsatisfactory; 10 = very satisfactory), completed immediately at the end of the procedure.
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Immediately after surgery (before patient leaves the operating room)
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Intraoperative and immediate postoperative adverse events
Délai: From entry into the operating room to PACU discharge (approximately 1 to 2 hours postoperatively)
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Number and type of adverse events occurring from entry into the operating room to discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), including emergence disorders (agitation, delayed awakening, confusion, prolonged somnolence, emergence delirium assessed by RASS and NuDESC scales), postoperative nausea and vomiting, and cardiac rhythm disorders (bradycardia or tachycardia).
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From entry into the operating room to PACU discharge (approximately 1 to 2 hours postoperatively)
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Environmental impact of anesthetic strategy
Délai: Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Exploratory estimation of the carbon footprint (CO2 equivalent) of each anesthetic strategy, based on recorded consumption of sevoflurane (mL, fresh gas flow parameters) in the inhaled anesthesia group and propofol (mg) in the TIVA group, using published conversion factors from the literature.
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Intraoperative (from first incision to skin closure)
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude (Réel)
18 juin 2026
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
18 juin 2026
Achèvement de l'étude (Estimé)
18 mars 2028
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
29 mai 2026
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
3 juin 2026
Première publication (Réel)
4 juin 2026
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)
24 juin 2026
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
19 juin 2026
Dernière vérification
1 juin 2026
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