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Study assessing pain relief provided and safety of numbing nerves of both sides of the neck at the intermediate level as compared to the superficial level under ultrasound guidance in patients undergoing thyroid surgery under general anaesthesia

To compare analgesic efficacy and safety of ultrasound guided bilateral intermediate cervical plexus block with bilateral superficial cervical plexus block in patients undergoing thyroid surgeries under general anaesthesia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/02/017734
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-02-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E049- Nontoxic goiter, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Bilateral USG Intermediate Cervical Plexus block: This block will be performed under ultrasound guidance (USG) under all aseptic precautions with patient lying semi- recumbent and neck

Sponsors

AIIMS New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults between age 18 and 75 years of age 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II 3. Scheduled to undergo total or near total thyroidectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal. 2. Patients undergoing radical neck dissection. 3. Large goitre deforming neck anatomy 4. Retrosternal extension of thyroid 5. Patients on regular preoperative opioid based medications 6. Patients with pre-existing phrenic nerve palsy, brachial plexus palsy, RLN palsy or Horner’s syndrome 7. Patients with cognitive impairment and/or psychiatric illness 8. Patients unable to understand the study protocol or unable to use PCA pumps or unable to perform PFTs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare between the two groups the total dose of fentanyl required in first 24-hour postoperative period following thyroid surgery under general anaesthesia (GA).Timepoint: At the end of 24 postoperative hours.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of phrenic nerve palsy, Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, Posterior neck pain and posterior headache, Numbness of ear lobe, Arm weakness (Brachial Palsy), Horner’s syndrome. Timepoint: 0-24 hours postoperatively;Quality of recovery score.Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively;To compare between the two groups Time to first rescue analgesic in post-operative periodTimepoint: 0-24 hours post surgery;VAS at rest (incision pain) at 0, 1, 2, 6, 12, 24 hours postoperatively.Timepoint: at 0, 1, 2, 6, 12, 24 hours postoperatively;VAS on swallowing (incision pain)Timepoint: at 0, 1, 2, 6, 12, 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anjolie Chhabra

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

abhi27sh@gmail.com01126593212

Outcome results

None listed

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