New nerve block combo may prevent breathing problems during shoulder surgery
NCT ID NCT07474896
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two types of numbing injections for shoulder surgery. The standard method can sometimes weaken the diaphragm, the main breathing muscle. The new approach uses two different injection sites to avoid that side effect. Researchers will enroll 70 older adults having elective shoulder surgery and measure how well each method controls pain and preserves diaphragm function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ropivacaine 0.2%
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer anesthesia option for shoulder surgery that reduces the risk of diaphragm paralysis while still controlling pain effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (70 participants) focused on a specific older population. The alternative block may not provide equal pain relief, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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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65 to 100 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: * Age ≥ 65 years * Elective shoulder surgery * ASA I-III * Planned use of regional anesthesia * Signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to local anesthetics * Planned continuous catheter technique * BMI \>40 kg/m² * Coagulopathy or anticoagulation * Pre-existing phrenic nerve palsy * Neurological disorder of the operative limb * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Poznan University of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGPoznan, 62-701, Poland
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