The Effect of Dexamethasone on the Duration of Interscalene Nerve Blocks With Ropivacaine or Bupivacaine
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2010-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study will test the hypothesis that adding dexamethasone significantly prolongs the
duration of ropivacaine and bupivacaine analgesia, and that the magnitude of the effect
differs among the two local anaesthetics.. Participants will be patients undergoing shoulder
surgery with an interscalene nerve block.