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Efficacy of Continuous Subacromial Bupivacaine Infusion for Postoperative Analgesia After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating 0.5% bupivacaine and Normal Saline for Rotator Cuff Tear. Completed, enrolled 96 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Subacromial pain catheters have been used with uncertain efficacy for many years after rotator cuff repair to aid in postoperative pain control. Our null hypothesis is that postoperative subacromial continuous infusion bupivacaine catheters will provide no pain control benefits over placebo infusions or no catheter use.
Study Details
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Interventions
Study group patients will receive a subacromial continuous standard spring loaded infusion catheter with 200cc of 0.5% bupivacaine in its reservoir. The bupivacaine will have an infusion rate of 4cc an hour.
The placebo group will receive the same subacromial infusion catheter however, the reservoir will be filled with 200cc of 0.9% Normal Saline.