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Comparison of effectiveness of two different techniques in relieving pain after thyroid surgery

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED VERSUS LANDMARK TECHNIQUE OF BILATERAL SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK IN THYROID SURGERIES

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/06/026182
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-06-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E040- Nontoxic diffuse goiter

Interventions

Intervention1: LANDMARK BASED BLOCK : Using Classical three point injection landmark technique,the midpoint of the sternocleidomastoid muscle will be identified. After an aspiration test,3 ml of 0.25%

Sponsors

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult Healthy Patients of either sex scheduled to undergo thyroid surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with known case of coagulopathy or on anticoagulant therapy/Infection at proposed site of block/Known allergies to effect of local anesthetics/severe hypertension/Pre existing peripheral nerve neuropathy/Substernal goitre/Probable cervical lymph node dissection/Previouscervical surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of effectiveness of the two Techniques for Post operative Pain Using VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE (VAS)Pain ScoreTimepoint: AT 0,2,4,6,12 and 24 Hours Postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TOTAL INTRA OPERATIVE FENTANYL REQUIREMENT,TIME TAKEN TO FIRST RESCUE ANALGESIA AND TOTAL POSTOPERATIVE TRAMADOL CONSUMPTION IN 24 HOURSTimepoint: Total fentanyl requirement 0-3 hour Time to first rescue analgesia (in min) during 0-3 hour Total tramadol consumption at 24 hour of surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SHIVANI GAUTAM

VARDHMAN MAHAVIR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL

drsushilguria@gmail.com9871350066

Outcome results

None listed

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