Cervical Plexus Versus Infiltration for Clavicular Operations (CERPICO)
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Clavicle fractures are the most common fracture of the shoulder girdle, with young men being the most affected demographic. The incidence of clavicle fracture among military service members is 1.5-3x higher than the general adult population. While many clavicle fractures may be managed non-operatively, surgical intervention for clavicular fractures has shown improved functional outcomes in the active-duty Marine Corps population and an overall satisfactory return-to-duty rate. However, surgical fixation of the clavicle is associated with significant postoperative pain when no local anesthetic techniques are employed. Several regional anesthetic and local infiltrative analgesic regimens have been studied to improve postoperative pain control for clavicle ORIF with the authors concluding that intermediate cervical plexus block is the regional anesthesia therapy of choice for post-operative analgesia. A retrospective study by the same group determined that an intermediate cervical plexus block resulted in lower postoperative pain scores and opioid requirements than surgeon-administered local infiltration analgesia. This retrospective study unfortunately lacked participant blinding, randomization, a standardized anesthetic, consistent block technique, and protocolized postoperative analgesia. To date, no prospective trial has been performed directly comparing these two techniques. We propose, given the significance of clavicle fractures and corrective surgery in the military population, to study the efficacy of ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus blocks as compared to local infiltration analgesia.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06737237
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 40 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- cervical plexus block Procedure
- Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA) Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 64 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- May 7, 2024
- Primary completion
- Feb 7, 2028
- Completion
- Feb 7, 2028
- Last update posted
- Apr 15, 2026
2024 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | North Carolina | 28443 | — |
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