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

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea