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Visualization in Shoulder Arthroscopy With and Without Epinephrine

Information source: St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 20, 2015
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Condition(s) targeted: Visualization in Shoulder Arthroscopy

Intervention: visualization in shoulder arthroscopy (Other)

Phase: N/A

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Gregory F Carolan, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: St. Luke's University Hospital and Health Network

Summary

Adequate visualization during shoulder arthroscopy is of great importance for the procedure to be efficiently and effectively performed. The use of dilute epinephrine in irrigation fluid has been historically utilized to help with visualization. Given the potential safety issues documented in the literature related to epinephrine use, as well as the significant improvements in technique and instrumentation over the last decade, the need for this additive should be reexamined. The objective of the current study was to compare surgeon determined visualization in shoulder arthroscopy using irrigation fluid with and without epinephrine.

Clinical Details

Official title: Surgeon Determined Visualization in Shoulder Arthroscopy: A Randomized, Blinded, Controlled Trial Comparing Irrigation Fluid With and Without Epinephrine

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: Visualization

Secondary outcome:

Fluid Use

Operative time

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria: All patients requiring shoulder arthroscopy Exclusion Criteria: none

Locations and Contacts

St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
Additional Information

Starting date: November 2012
Last updated: October 30, 2013

Page last updated: August 20, 2015

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