Effect of placing medicine soaked cotton buds in nose for pain relief in children undergoing correction of defect in the roof of mouth

Effect of non-invasive bilateral sphenopalatine block on post-operative analgesia following palatoplasty in children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/08/036030

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-31

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Q359- Cleft palate, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Cotton applicators soaked in 0.5% bupivacaine.: Cotton applicators soaked in 0.5% bupivacaine will be placed trans-nasally to block the sphenopalatine ganglion Control Intervention1: Co

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Patients with cleft palate undergoing palatoplasty. -Age of 6 months to 3 years. -ASA PS 1-3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Allergy to local anaesthetics -Upper respiratory tract infection -Major cardiac or pulmonary disorders -Bleeding disorders -Fasting blood sugar < 60mg/dl.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the effect of non invasive bilateral sphenopalatine block on post operative analgesia at 1 hour following palatoplasty in pediatric patientsTimepoint: one hour after surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the effect of bilateral sphenopalatine block on intraoperative hemodynamics, anesthetic requirements, post operative analgesia and emergence delirium.Timepoint: Postop analgesia at 1,2 and 4 hours Postop emergence delirium at 30 and 60 min after surgery Heart rate and blood pressure every 15 minutes during surgery Fentanyl and sevoflurane consumption will be noted at end of surgery	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSunil Rajan

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

jackyaims2010@hotmail.com2806162

Outcome results

None listed

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