Status:

UNKNOWN

Parecoxib as an Adjuvant to Scalp Nerve Blocks for Relief of Post-craniotomy Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Conditions:

Pain, Postoperative

Neurosurgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-64 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Pain is common for the first 2 days after major craniotomy. Inadequate analgesia induced sympathetically mediated hypertension may lead to an increased risk for post-operative complications, such as a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged 18 to 64 years
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I, II and III
  • Preoperative Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15/15
  • Scheduled for elective craniotomy under general anesthesia

Exclusion

  • Patients with chronic headache or chronic pain syndrome for any reason
  • Patients with psychiatric disorders, uncontrolled epilepsy, coagulopathy, infection around puncture point
  • Inability to understand and incapacity to use the pain scales before surgery
  • Pregnancy or at breastfeeding;
  • Participation in another intervention trial that interferes with the intervention or outcome of this trial
  • History of allergies to any of the study drugs
  • Refusal to participate or unable to acquire informed consent provided by the patients and/or legal guardian
  • Having their first craniotomy surgery with an occipital bone defect
  • Excessive alcohol or drug abuse, chronic opioid use (more than 2 weeks or 3 days per week for more than 1 month), use of drugs with confirmed or suspected sedative or analgesic effects, use of any painkiller within 24 hours before surgery
  • Extreme body mass index (BMI) (\< 15 or \> 35);

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 12 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

132 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04034836

Start Date

October 12 2019

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

June 16 2020

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Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100070