Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of Local Anesthetic Volume During Ultrasound-guided Stellate Ganglion Block
Lead Sponsor:
Seoul National University
Conditions:
Neuropathic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to compare the temperature changes of the upper extremities when using local anesthetic of various volume (4ml, 6ml, 8ml) in the ultrasound guided stellate ganglion block...
Detailed Description
One pain physician performs all US-guided stellate ganglion block(SGB)s, who is not involved in evaluating study variables. Electrocardiography, noninvasive blood pressure, heart rate, and peripheral ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged 18 to 85 years
- Patients with a new or known diagnosis of chronic neuropathic pain at the upper extremity or face.
Exclusion
- Refusal of a patient
- Any vascular disease in the upper extremities (or face)
- Previous history of thoracic sympathetic or stellate ganglion neurolysis (e.g. thermocoagulation, radiofrequency neuromodulation, and/or chemical neurolysis)
- Coagulopathy
- Systemic infection or local infection at the needle injection site
- Major deformation at the level of the neck (radiotherapy, surgery, etc.)
- Concomitant chronic pain syndrome at other sites.
- Post-pneumonectomy on the controlateral side
- Known allergy to local anesthetics of amide type
- Inability to understand a numeric rating pain scale (cognitive dysfunction)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 21 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03401801
Start Date
November 21 2017
End Date
July 31 2018
Last Update
June 25 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea