Effect of local anesthetic concentration on rebound pain: a randomized control study
NCT ID NCT07146685
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026
Summary
Randomized control study that compares different concentrations of local anesthetic to investigate whether a lower concentration of local anesthetic would contribute to lower rebound pain scores at 24 hours post op in patients undergoing anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Total shoulder replacement patients (anatomic and reverse) * Adult patients (greater than or equal to 18 years) * Any gender * Any race Exclusion Criteria: * \- Chronic Pain diagnoses including: * substance/opioid use disorder * complex regional pain syndromes * fibromyalgia * Daily persistent opioid use spanning 3 months prior to surgery date * Allergy to local anesthetics or NSAIDS * Respiratory pathologies including: * CPAP- non-compliant / untreated obstructive sleep apnea * COPD * Restrictive lung disease (pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, etc) * Contralateral diaphragm dysfunction * BMI \> 40 * Ipsilateral extremity pre-existing nerve injury * GFR \< 60 * NSAID contraindications * Inability to follow up * Revision surgery * Patients requesting block as primary (avoidance of general anesthesia) * Need or request for brachial plexus catheter or liposomal bupivacaine * Vulnerable populations (pregnancy, incarceration, etc) * non-English speaking
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UVA Health
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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