Health Condition 1: G542- Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Group II: patients will receive ultrasound guided 8 ml 0.2% ropivacaine and 4 mg dexamethasone in superficial cervical plexus block.
Control Intervention1: Group I: patients will recei
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 18-75 years of age 2. Either sex 3. Pain at angle of mandible, facial, pre or post auricular area, anterior neck, pain in throat (cervical spine syndrome) for more than 3 months inspite of medical management of chronic pain with incidental degenerative changes in cervical spine . 4. Patients willing for the SCPB block or sham.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient with red flag conditions, such as malignancy, infection, metabolic phenomena, severe trauma and associated symptoms such as recent onset, fever, weight loss, and night sweats. 2. Sensory and motor weakness 3. Coagulopathy 4. Infections at procedural site 5. Difficulty in breathing due to involvement of diaphragm. 6. Severe systemic disease. 7. Un-cooperative patient
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain recorded on visual analogue scale Timepoint: 1. Before the block, after 20 minutes of the blocks and thereafter on monthly intervals till three months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Any reduction in analgesic drugs Heamodynamics quality of life score adverse effectsTimepoint: every month till three months before the block, after 20 minutes of the blocks and thereafter on monthly intervals till three months. every month till three months after 15 minutes of the blocks and thereafter on monthly intervals till three months. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVanita Ahuja
Government Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed