Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41137128›Full record

ArticleTrials2025

lnfraspinatus-teres minor interfascial block combined with periarticular infiltration versus periarticular infiltration analgesia alone for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery: protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Xueyang Li, Xiao Huang, Danxu Ma, Lina Yang, Dandan Lin, Yuan Sun, Anshi Wu, Huilong Ren

Abstract readClinical Trial Protocol
In one paragraph

Article in Trials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xueyang Li *Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, China.
Xiao Huang *Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, China.
Danxu MaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, China.
Lina YangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, China.
Dandan LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, China.
Yuan SunDepartment of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, No.49 Huayuan North Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China. sunny5106@163.com.
Anshi WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, China. wuanshi88@163.com.
Huilong RenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.5 Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100700, China. 18612923335@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough interscalene nerve block is considered as the standard analgesic method for arthroscopic shoulder surgery, it is not indicated for patients with respiratory comorbidity. Periarticular infiltration is usually used for postoperative analgesia following orthopedic surgery, with uncertain analgesic effects. Infraspinatus-teres minor interfascial (ITM) block is an innovative method used in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. We supposed that ITM block combined with periarticular infiltration could provide adequate analgesia for patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

methodsThis is a randomized, parallel-controlled, prospective, single-center study. Fifty-six patients scheduled for arthroscopic shoulder surgery will be randomized into two groups: ITM block combined with periarticular infiltration group (ITM group) and periarticular infiltration group (PAI group). Periarticular infiltration will be administered to all patients following surgery. The primary outcome is the time from the end of surgery to the first press of the patient-controlled analgesia pump (PCA) in the two groups. Secondary outcomes are the following: intraoperative remifentanil and propofol consumption, hemodynamic changes, VAS scores, frequency of PCA compression, remedy analgesic consumption, length of hospital stay, patients satisfaction score, and adverse reactions. DISCUSSION: This study will demonstrate the analgesic efficacy of ITM block combined with periarticular infiltration in arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry ( https://www.chictr.org.cn/ ) ChiCTR2400088821. Registered on 27 August 2024.

Indexed as

Anesthetics, LocalArthroscopyNerve BlockPostoperative PainShoulderShoulder JointAdultAnalgesia, Patient-ControlledFemaleHumansInjections, Intra-ArticularMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAnesthetics, LocalAnalgesic efficacyArthroscopic shoulder surgeryInfraspinatus-teres minor interfascial blockPeriarticular infiltration

Identifiers

PMID41137128
PMCPMC12551165

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.