Nerve block study for one-sided breathing muscle weakness after shoulder surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a longer-lasting nerve block during shoulder surgery can better manage pain and affect one-sided diaphragm (breathing muscle) weakness. It may help people having planned (first-time) shoulder surgery who are able to follow study pain-checks.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 80 years old
- You speak English well enough to answer study questions and rate pain
- You’re having a planned, first-time shoulder operation
- You live within 25 miles of the study site
- You do not have serious breathing problems (like severe COPD or restrictive lung disease)
- You have no allergy or intolerance to local numbing medicines (local anesthetics)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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