Randomized, Controlled Trial of Hyperosmotlar Saline for Rotator Cuff Repair Irrigation Solution
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2020-06-01
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Summary
The goal of this project is to perform a randomized, double-blinded study investigating
postoperative pain after arthroscopic rotator cuff using hyperosmolar saline as opposed to
lactated ringer's solution (normal osmolarity) as arthroscopy irrigation solutions.
Hyperosmolar saline is an irrigation solution with a higher concentration of solutes that
will be used intraoperatively to washout the surgical field. It will be used in place of
lactated ringer's solution, which has an osmolarity comparable to that of normal saline. This
study will help determine whether or not postoperative pain from rotator cuff repair can be
mitigated by altering the osmolarity of the intraoperative irrigation solution. This
knowledge is significant because the postoperative pain can be intense, so much so that
patients may depend on narcotics for pain relief. Consequently, this study may provide
benefit by helping to find new ways to minimize the need for narcotics. The main hypothesis
of this is study is that hyperosmolar saline will reduce perceived pain and narcotic use in
the postoperative period.