To check efficacy of nerve block technique for pain relief in management of oral infection and jaw fracture

EFFICACY OF SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL PLEXUS NERVE BLOCK IN MANAGEMENT OF MANDIBULAR FRACTURES AND PERIMANDIBULAR SPACE INFECTION- A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/09/027854

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: S026- Fracture of mandible Health Condition 2: A418- Other specified sepsis

Interventions

Intervention1: 2% Lignocaine with adrenaline (1:80000): with the use of local anaesthetic agent superficial cervical plexus nerve block will be given Control Intervention1: 2% Lignocaine with adrenali

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients are willing to participate in the study. 2. Patients with mandibular fractures and/or with perimandibular space infection. 3. Patients are willing for surgery under local anesthesia. 4. American Society of Anaesthesiology I or II patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. A patient with any other associated Cranio-maxillary fractures except mandibular fractures. 2. Patients with facial space infection other than perimandibular space infection. 3. Patients with condylar fractures. 4. Patients having a history of any systemic diseases. 5. Pregnant and lactating patient. 6. Patients who do not want the procedure to be done under regional anesthesia, and patients with a history of allergy to the local anesthetic. 7. Patients who are unable to follow study protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Assessing Pain after superficial cervical plexus nerve block or infiltration immediately, intraoperative and immediate postoperatively will be assessed on VAS scale. 2) Time of onset of anesthesia. 3) Duration of anesthesia. 4) Time interval until first analgesic request. 5) Intraoperative analgesic/anaesthetic requirements. 6) Pulse and blood pressure preoperatively and intraoperative at 10 minutes and 30 minutes of interval.Timepoint: 1) immediately, intraoperative and immediate postoperatively. 2) Immediately 3) Immediately 4) Time interval until first analgesic request. 5) Intraoperative analgesic/anaesthetic requirements. 6) preoperatively and intraoperative at 10 minutes and 30 minutes of interval.	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Assessing Pain after superficial cervical plexus nerve block or infiltration immediately, intraoperative and immediate postoperatively will be assessed on VAS scale. 2) Time of onset of anesthesia. 3) Duration of anesthesia. 4) Time interval until first analgesic request. 5) Intraoperative analgesic/anaesthetic requirements. 6) Pulse and blood pressure preoperatively and intraoperative at 10 minutes and 30 minutes of interval.Timepoint: 1) immediately, intraoperative and immediate postoperatively. 2) Immediately 3) Immediately 4) Time interval until first analgesic request. 5) Intraoperative analgesic/anaesthetic requirements. 6) preoperatively and intraoperative at 10 minutes and 30 minutes of interval.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Any other complications.Timepoint: IMMEDIATE AND POSTEOPERATIVELY TILL 1 WEEK	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMaroti Baburao Wadewale

Government dental college and hospital Mumbai

prajwalitkende1979@gmail.com09324715824

Outcome results

None listed

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