Morphine and/or Nalbuphine as Adjuvants in Ultrasound Guided Interscalene Block: for Shoulder Surgeries
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03034382 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified May 2017 by Shimaa Abbas Hassan, Assiut University.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : January 27, 2017
Last Update Posted : May 22, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Rotator Cuff Tear | Drug: Morphine Drug: Nalbuphine Drug: Bupivacaine 0.5% Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 1% and epinephrine 1:400,000 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Adjuvants to Ultrasonic Guided Interscalene Block In Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair; Morphine and/or Nalbuphine |
Study Start Date : | January 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2017 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Morphine
5 mg morphine in 5ml volume injected as adjuvants to 10 ml of lidocaine and epinephrine 1:400,000.
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Drug: Morphine
5 mg morphine in 5 ml volume are injected perineurally as adjuvants for 10 ml of lidocaine + epinephrine 1:400,000 in ultrasound guided interscalene block
Other Name: morphine sulphate Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 1% and epinephrine 1:400,000 10 ml of 1% lidocaine and 1:400,000 epinephrine were injected perineurally in interscalene block
Other Name: lidocaine HCL and Adrenaline |
Experimental: Nalbuphine
5 mg nalbuphine in 5ml volume injected as adjuvants to 10 ml of lidocaine and epinephrine 1:400,000.
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Drug: Nalbuphine
5 mg nalbuphine in 5 ml volume are injected perineurally as adjuvants for 10 ml of lidocaine + epinephrine 1:400,000 in ultrasound guided interscalene block
Other Name: nubain Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 1% and epinephrine 1:400,000 10 ml of 1% lidocaine and 1:400,000 epinephrine were injected perineurally in interscalene block
Other Name: lidocaine HCL and Adrenaline |
Experimental: Morphine and Nalbuphine
5 mg morphine and 5 mg nalbuphine in 5 ml volume are injected as adjuvants to 10 ml of lidocaine and epinephrine 1:400,000. combination of 5 mg morphine and 5 mg nalbuphine in 5 ml volume are injected perineurally as adjuvants for 10 ml of lidocaine + epinephrine 1:400,000 in ultrasound guided interscalene block |
Drug: Morphine
5 mg morphine in 5 ml volume are injected perineurally as adjuvants for 10 ml of lidocaine + epinephrine 1:400,000 in ultrasound guided interscalene block
Other Name: morphine sulphate Drug: Nalbuphine 5 mg nalbuphine in 5 ml volume are injected perineurally as adjuvants for 10 ml of lidocaine + epinephrine 1:400,000 in ultrasound guided interscalene block
Other Name: nubain Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 1% and epinephrine 1:400,000 10 ml of 1% lidocaine and 1:400,000 epinephrine were injected perineurally in interscalene block
Other Name: lidocaine HCL and Adrenaline |
Placebo Comparator: Bupivacaine 0.5%
10 ml of lidocaine 1% and epinephrine 1:400,000 and 5 ml of Bupivacaine 0.5% in interscalene block.
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Drug: Bupivacaine 0.5%
10 ml of 1% lidocaine +1:400,000 epinephrine and 5 ml of bupivacaine 0.5% injected perineurally in interscalene block
Other Name: Marcaine HCL Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 1% and epinephrine 1:400,000 10 ml of 1% lidocaine and 1:400,000 epinephrine were injected perineurally in interscalene block
Other Name: lidocaine HCL and Adrenaline |
- the total number of analgesic requests [ Time Frame: 72 hours postoperative followup ]the combination of opioid agonist and mixed agonist-antagonist peripherally prevents the development of early tolerance of the opioid agonist; thus the agonist would maintain the same efficacy and this will be obvious clinically by a reduction in the requests for supplementary analgesia.
- duration of analgesia [ Time Frame: 72 hours followup ]duration of analgesia when morphine or nalbuphine or both used in interscalene block using VAS.
- patient satisfaction [ Time Frame: 72 hours followup ]- The patient satisfaction score. Patients were also asked to rate their satisfaction with the analgesia on a scale of 0-10 (0 for total dissatisfaction to 10 for total satisfaction).
- The first time to ask for analgesics [ Time Frame: 72 hours followup ]
- sedation score [ Time Frame: 72 hours followup ]recorded every 4 hours; ranging from alert, drowsy, sleeping but responsive to verbal commands up to unarousable (we consider sedation score 3 or more as clinically significant sedation that mandate close patient observation every hour).
- number of vomiting attacks [ Time Frame: 72 hours followup ]recorded every 4 hours. A vomiting attack was defined by events of vomiting that occurred in a rapid sequence (<1 minute between events). If vomiting was separated by more than 1 minute; they will be considered to be separate attacks. Retching (the same as vomiting but without expulsion of gastric contents) was considered as vomiting. If the patient experienced vomiting; ondansetron 4 mg IV was given.
- itching [ Time Frame: 72 hours followup ]Itching is assessed using an ordinal scale (0 = no itch, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients scheduled for arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff muscle tear of the shoulder.
- ASA physical status I - Ш.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Infection at the site of injection.
- Coagulopathy or other bleeding diathesis.
- Known allergy to drugs in the study
- Preexisting neurologic deficits in the area to be blocked.
- Inability to communicate with the investigator and the hospital staff.
- History of chronic opioid use.
- Morbid obesity BMI>40.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03034382
Contact: Shimaa A Husien, Msc | 01002953253 ext 002 | shimo.9feb@gmail.com |
Egypt | |
Assiut University Hospitals | Recruiting |
Assiut, Egypt, 71515 | |
Contact: Ayman A Mamdouh, AssProf 01066066001 ext 002 aymanosman2000@yahoo.com |
Study Chair: | Mahmoud A Aly, Prof | Assiut University Hospitals | |
Study Chair: | Kawser H Mohammed, Prof | Assiut University Hospitals | |
Study Director: | Ayman A Mamdouh, Ass Prof | Assiut University Hospitals |
Responsible Party: | Shimaa Abbas Hassan, Primary investigator, Assiut University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03034382 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SH1 |
First Posted: | January 27, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 22, 2017 |
Last Verified: | May 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
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