U.S., July 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07699744) titled 'Intravenous Dexamethasone With Single-Shot Versus Continuous Brachial Plexus Block for Rebound Pain After Shoulder Surgery' on July 05.
Brief Summary: Shoulder surgery often causes severe pain after the operation. To control this pain, doctors commonly perform a nerve block (interscalene brachial plexus block), which numbs the shoulder area. However, when the effect of a single-injection nerve block wears off, many patients experience sudden, intense pain known as "rebound pain".
One way to prevent rebound pain is to place a thin catheter near the nerves so that local anesthetic can be given continuously for a longer period (contin...