The Effect of Tramadol on Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of our study is to evaluate the effect of tramadol as an adjunct to ropivacaine local anesthetic solution in interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Asklepieion Voulas General Hospital
• Collaborator: Aretaieion University Hospital
• Treatments: Ropivacaine; Tramadol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Shoulder surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients on opioids

• diabetes mellitus

• interscalene block contraindicated

• patient refusing regional anesthesia techniques