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The Effect of Intravenous Dexketoprofen on the Severity and Incidence of Rebound Pain

An interventional study of ISB + paracetamol IV 3*1 and ISB+ paracetamol IV 3*1 +deksketoprofen IV 2*1 in Postoperative Pain, Pain Management and Rebound Pain, sponsored by Eskisehir Osmangazi University. Recruiting at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-12.

Sponsored by Eskisehir Osmangazi University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jun 2026; still recruiting 5 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
66
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Orthopedic shoulder surgeries are associated with severe postoperative pain, particularly within the first 24-48 hours after surgery. In postoperative pain management, single or continue interscalene brachial plexus blocks, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and opioids administered as needed are commonly used as components of multimodal analgesia.

Rebound pain is defined as severe postoperative pain (VAS ≥ 7) occurring within the first 24 hours after resolution of the block. It is considered an adverse effect of regional anesthesia and typically develops 8-12 hours after a single-shot nerve block. Risk factors for rebound pain include pre-existing pain, female sex, younger age, bone surgery, lack of intraoperative dexamethasone administration, and inadequate analgesia.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of intravenous dexketoprofen administered during the postoperative period on the incidence and severity of rebound pain in patients undergoing shoulder surgery with interscalene brachial plexus block

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Sixty-six patients undergoing rotator cuff repair will receive standardized ISB and general anesthesia for the surgery.All patients will be administered 0.03 mg/kg of midazolam during the preoperative period and an interscalene brachial plexus block will be administered using 10 cc of %0.5 bupivacaine and 5 ml of normal saline.During induction under general anesthesia, the following will be administered: lidocaine 1 mg/kg, propofol 2-3 mg/kg, rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg, and remifentanyl 0.5 mcg/kg. Maintenance of anesthesia will be provided using a mixture of %2-3 sevoflurane, %50 air, and %50 oxygen, maintaining the bispectral index between 40 and 50.

Heart rate and blood pressure values will be titrated by increasing or decreasing the remifentanil infusion to ensure that the values remain within %20 of baseline or that the OAB remains above 65.

If the mean arterial pressure drops by more than %20, 5 mg of ephedrine will be administered.

At the end of the procedure, the surgical duration and the total intraoperative remifentanil dose administered will be recorded.

In the postoperative recovery room, patients who show no loss of sensation in the C5-C6 dermatome (over the deltoid muscle) on the pinprick test but report severe pain (VAS ≥ 4) will be considered to have had a failed block.

Under the postoperative analgesia protocol all patients will be equipped with an IV morphine patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device. The solution will be prepared such that morphine is 0.5 mg / ml. PCA 1mg bolus dose will be delivered with 10 min lock-out time and all patients will be administered 1 gram of paracetamol at 8th 16th and 24th hours.

Patients will be randomly divided into 2 groups as Group K(Patients not receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and Group D(Patients receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) In Group D (Patients receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) cases, will be administered 25 miligram of dexketroprofen at 6th and 18th hours.

In the postoperative period, a researcher assessed the patient's visual pain scores (resting and movement), rebound pain intensity, timing, and duration, systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, diastolic blood pressure, peripheral oxygen saturation, postoperative analgesic consumption, and postoperative complications will be recorded.

Patient follow-up will be concluded at the end of 24 hours.

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Conditions studied

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Rebound Pain
  • Interscalene Block

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Keywords

  • Rebaund pain, Interscalene block, postoperative pain
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In context

Pain, Postoperative

5,640 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,230 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 66 is below the median of 75 across 4,821 interventional studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.

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Lead sponsor

Eskisehir Osmangazi University is the lead sponsor of 153 studies on the registry; 27 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

Age 18-70 years of I-III Arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who do not wish to participate in the study \<50 mL/ min Patients for whom NSAID use is due to heart failure, Patients with psychiatric or cognitive dysfunction that would impair their ability to assess visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores Patients for whom peripheral nerve block is contraindicated

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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ASA physical status

The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
66 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Group K

    Under the postoperative analgesia protocol all patients will be administered 1 gr of paracetamol at 8th 16th and 24th hours and all patients will be equipped with an IV morphine patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device.

    Drug: ISB + paracetamol IV 3*1

  • Active comparator
    Group D

    Under the postoperative analgesia protocol all patients will be administered 1 gram of paracetamol at 8th 16th and 24th hours and all patients receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (25 miligram of dexketroprofen) at 6th and 18th hours. The patients will be equipped with an IV morphine patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device.

    Drug: ISB+ paracetamol IV 3*1 +deksketoprofen IV 2*1

Interventions

  • DrugISB + paracetamol IV 3*1

    ISB + paracetamol IV 3\*1

  • DrugISB+ paracetamol IV 3*1 +deksketoprofen IV 2*1

    ISB+ paracetamol IV 3\*1 +deksketoprofen IV 2\*1. 25 miligram of dexketroprofen

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Effect of intravenous dexketoprofen administered during the postoperative period on the severity and incidence of rebound pain

    Rebound pain score(VAS ≥ 7) and incidence

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Total opioid consumption

    Total morphine patient control analgesia prepared 0.5 mg / ml. PCA 1 mg bolus dose will be delivered with 10 min lock-out time. Follow up morphine consumption at postoperative 24 hours

    Time frame: 24 hours

  2. Visual analog Scale

    Visual analog scale at rest and movement (0 (no pain)-10 (unbearable pain))

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Barry GS, Bailey JG, Sardinha J, Brousseau P, Uppal V. Factors associated with rebound pain after peripheral nerve block for ambulatory surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Apr;126(4):862-871. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.10.035. Epub 2020 Dec 31. PubMed 33390261 ↗
  • Uppal V, Barry G, Ke JXC, Kwofie MK, Trenholm A, Khan M, Shephard A, Retter S, Shanthanna H. Reducing rebound pain severity after arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia and interscalene block: a two-centre randomized controlled trial of pre-emptive opioid treatment compared with placebo. Can J Anaesth. 2024 Jun;71(6):773-783. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02594-0. Epub 2023 Oct 13. PubMed 37833472 ↗
  • Singh NP, Makkar JK, Chawla JK, Sondekoppam RV, Singh PM. Prophylactic dexamethasone for rebound pain after peripheral nerve block in adult surgical patients: systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials. Br J Anaesth. 2024 May;132(5):1112-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.09.022. Epub 2023 Oct 26. PubMed 38501226 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jun 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jan 2027, 6 months after the start.

Of 2,089 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Pain, Postoperative, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 23. This study's planned 6 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 2,102 studies reached it within 11 months; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 23.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 1, 2026
First posted
Jun 11, 2026
StartActual
Jun 11, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Jan 1, 2027
CompletionEst.
Jan 1, 2027
Last update
Jun 12, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 12, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07642674
Responsible party
Çağla Uzalp (Research assistant, Eskisehir Osmangazi University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 11, 2026
Start date
Jun 11, 2026
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 12, 2026

Study contacts

Çağla Uzalp
Contact
caglauzalp@gmail.com
02222392979
Meryem Onay
Contact
dr.meryemonay@hotmail.com
02222392979
MERYEM ONAY
study chair · Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty Of Medıcıne

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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