Clinical trialNCT01690663CompletedInterventional

Dose Response Study of Dexamethasone in Combination With Bupivacaine 0.25%

SponsorUniversity of PennsylvaniaEnrollment89Post Surgical Pain

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Summary

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When used in conjunction with a local anesthetic, dexamethasone may prolong both the sensory and motor effects of high supraclavicular brachial plexus nerve block (SBP) in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. This study seeks to determine if there is a relationship between the duration of sensory and motor blockade in supraclavicular brachial plexus nerve blocks (SBP) when combined with increasing doses of dexamethasone.

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Investigators

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Jiabin Liu, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Drugs studied

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Bupivacaine 0.25%DexamethasoneNormal saline

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 30 Sept 2012
Primary completion: 28 Feb 2015
Completion: 28 Feb 2015
Last update posted: 4 May 2017
Registered enrollment: 89
Registry id: NCT01690663

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