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Which nerve block wins for shoulder surgery pain?
NCT ID NCT07233681
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two ways to manage pain after shoulder surgery: a combination of two nerve blocks (suprascapular and infraclavicular) versus a single block (serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block). Thirty adults having arthroscopic shoulder surgery received one of the two techniques. Researchers measured pain scores and how much extra painkiller (tramadol) patients needed. The goal was to see if one method provides better pain relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If one nerve block technique proves better, it could improve pain control and reduce the need for strong painkillers after shoulder surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Both techniques involve risks like infection or nerve damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 to 80 years
- 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: * Adult patients older than 18 years of age who underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia and were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II-III according to the ASA risk classification. Exclusion Criteria: * patients who did not give consent, * patients with coagulopathy, * patients with signs of infection at the block application site, * patients using anticoagulants, * patients with local anesthetic drug allergies, * patients with unstable hemodynamics, * patients who could not cooperate during postoperative pain assessment * patients diagnosed with frozen shoulder
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas, Sivas, 58140, Turkey (Türkiye)
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