To study the role of nerve block in neck before general anaesthesia and observe its effect on pain relief after shoulder and hand surgery

Effect of preoperative stellate ganglion block on postoperative pain after upper limb surgery. - none

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2013/08/003895

Enrollment

Registered

2013-08-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Fracture upper limb

Interventions

Intervention1: stellate ganglion block with lignocaine: To give preoperative stellate ganglion block with 3.0 ml of 2% lignocaine and study postoperative pain in upper limb surgery. Control Intervent

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA 1 2. BMI 3. Upper limb fresh isolated frature .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having ASA > II 2. BMI > 30 kg.m2- 3. Patients having history of substance abuse. 4. Patients having inability to use PCA pump. 5. Allergy to study drug tramadol or lignocaine. 6. Patient with sympathetic disorder in upper limb. i.e. in diabetes 7. Patients with simultaneous acute post operative pain in other parts of the body.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To study the effect of preoperative stellate ganglion block on postoperative pain relief after upper limb surgery.Timepoint: visual analogue scale at rest and movement in immediate postoperative,2h,4h,6h,8h,12 and 24h postoperatively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Tramadol consumption ,hemodynamic monitoring,sedation score ,side effects including vomiting,shivering and pruritusTimepoint: At PACU admission at following time interval 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h and at 24 hour interval.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNavneet Kumar

Government medical college and hospital

dpkthapa@gmail.com9646121524

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026