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Nerve block for your throat pain with ultrasound and nerve stimulator combination compared to ultrasound alone

Comparison of efficacy of nerve stimulation-assisted ultrasound-guided versus ultrasound-guided glossopharyngeal nerve block in patients with glossopharyngeal neuralgia: A Randomized Interventional Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037685
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-10-29
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: H958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: nerve stimulation assisted usg guided gpn block: Group N: Nerve stimulation-assisted ultrasound-guided GPN block (NSUGPNB) Patient will be placed in supine position with the head slight

Sponsors

AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Glossopharyngeal neuralgia 2) VAS >3, in spite of oral medications of amitriptyline 10 mg HS, Pregabalin 75 mg BD for at least one week 3) 18 to 65 years 4) Patient consenting for inclusion in the study 5) Failure of symptomatic treatment for at least 6 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) History of drugs allergy including steroid and anaesthetics 2) Body mass index of >=35 kg/m2 3) Local or systemic infection 4) Pregnant patient 5) Previous injections within 3 months 6) Uncontrolled diabetes 7) On anticoagulation therapy or uncorrectable coagulopathy 8) Acute traumatic, infectious, or pathologic cases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in both groups at the end of one weekTimepoint: Comparison of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in both groups at the end of one week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Comparison of VAS between the two groups at â?? baseline, post block at 30 mins and at 2 weeks and 4 weeks 2. Comparison of number of needle attempts between the two groups. Every skin puncture for needle entry will be defined as each attempt. 3. Comparison of block time between the two groups. Timepoint: 1. Comparison of VAS between the two groups at â?? baseline, post block at 30 mins and at 2 weeks and 4 weeks 2. Comparison of number of needle attempts between the two groups. Every skin puncture for needle entry will be defined as each attempt. 3. Comparison of block time between the two groups.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactjyotsna punj

Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, AIIMS, New Delhi

jyotsna_punj@yahoo.com

Outcome results

None listed

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