A study to compare the efficacy of stellate ganglion block with local anaesthetic only versus local anaesthetic with steroid in management of patients having upper extremity chronic regional pain syndrome.

A comparative study of effectiveness of stellate ganglion block with local anaesthetic only versus local anaesthetic with steroid in management of chronic regional pain syndrome of upper extremity.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/03/012475

Enrollment

Registered

2018-03-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G905- Complex regional pain syndrome I (CRPS I)

Interventions

Intervention1: Local Anaesthetic: Stellate ganglion block with lignocaine only Control Intervention1: Local anaesthetic with steroid: Stellate ganglion block with lignocaine and depot preparation of m

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients having pain for more than 3 months despite conservative therapy (e.g. exercise, physical modalities & medication. 2. Patient taking antineuropathic medicine more than 4 weeks 3. Degree of pain more than 5 according to numeric rating scale

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy & lactating mother 2. Cardio-vascular pathology 3. Metastatic condition 4. Allergy to medication used in procedure 5. blood coagulation disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain score in Numeric Rating ScaleTimepoint: Before procedure and 1, 4 and 6 weeks after procedure.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NA	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Subrata Goswami

ESI Institute of Pain Management

drsgoswami@gmail.com9830430430

Outcome results

None listed

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