Recruiting

Nerve Block

Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Code:

NCT07641842

Conditions

Nerve Block

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study, called a cross-sectional survey, is to interview patients on their experiences of pain and recovery following keyhole shoulder surgery, after receiving a single shot nerve block in addition to a general anesthetic. The researchers would like to explore patients' experiences to see if there are groups of patients who may benefit from insertion of a nerve catheter as compared to a single shot nerve block injection for keyhole shoulder surgery.

Conditions

Nerve Block

Study ID

NCT07641842

Start date

Jun 5, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must meet all the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for the study:

1. Patients receiving a single-injection PNB for outpatient arthroscopic shoulder surgery at TWH and WCH
2. Age ≥18 years
3. Able to communicate in English

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Cognitive impairment (inability to consent to participate in study)
2. Refusal to participate in study
3. Patients with primary block failure defined as those without a detectable sensory or motor block (determined by inability to abduct the arm and numbness or loss of sensation to pinprick over lateral shoulder/deltoid muscle, C5 dermatome)

Study Design

Enrollment

140 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • To determine the proportion of patients who have a preference for nerve block with a continuous infusion versus a single injection of local anesthetic [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jayanta Chowdhury

4166035800jayanta.chowdhury@uhn.ca

Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS MD FRCPC

KiJinn.Chin@uhn.ca

Locations

Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8

Contacts

Jayanta Chowdhury

4166035800jayanta.chowdhury@uhn.ca

Principal Investigator:

Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, MD, FRCPC

More Information

Sponsor

University Health Network, Toronto

Last update posted

Jul 31, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Nerve block
  • Nerve catheter block
  • Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery
  • Survey
  • Continuous nerve block catheter infusion

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University Health Network, Toronto on 2026-07-31.