Status:
COMPLETED
Regional Anesthesia (Supra-Orbital and Infra-Orbital Nerve Block) (SION) for Pain Management in Trans-sphenoidal Hypophysectomy
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Post-operative Surgical Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a prospective, randomized, blinded, sham controlled regional anesthetic (supra-orbital and infra-orbital nerve block) pain study to compare the systemic postoperative pain medication requireme...
Detailed Description
Combined regional and general anesthesia for surgery is known to provide superior pain control in the peri-operative period (intra and post-operative). Of particular interest in neurosurgery are more ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult age between 18 and 65
- American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 1-2
- Elective pituitary tumor surgery, tumor less than or equal to 2 cm diameter within the sella and no cavernous
- sinus invasion
- Single surgeon, Dr. Kunwar
- Male and female patients
- English speaking
- Informed consent
- Not on chronic pre-opertaive pain medications (non-narcotics) in the last 1 week prior to surgery
- No opioid pain medications pre-op in the last 1 month before surgery
- No abuse of recreational drugs (cocaine, methamphetamines, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), opioids/heroin)
- No herbal medications for pain in the 1-month prior to surgery
Exclusion
- Age less than 18 years
- Non-English speaking
- Allergy to: Ropivicaine
- Chronic pain condition, including idiopathic migraine as defined by the ICHD (International Classification of Headache Disorders) II criteria, requiring the use of pain medications
- Inability to comprehend or adhere to study protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 25 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04670614
Start Date
January 15 2017
End Date
December 25 2018
Last Update
December 17 2020
Active Locations (1)
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UCSF Moffitt Long Hospital
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143