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Pterygopalatine fossa block on postoperative pain relief in Adenotonsillectomy surgeries

Effect of ultrasound guided Pterygopalatine fossa block on postoperative pain relief in paediatric adenotonsillectomy surgeries under general anaesthesia A Randomized controlled study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/066145
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-04-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 8- Other Procedures

Interventions

Intervention1: Bilateral Pterygopalatine fossa block: In test group, Bilateral Pterygopalatine fossa block will be given after general anaesthesia by ultrasound guided technique and then evaluate the

Sponsors

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age 6 to 16 years 2.Patients belongs to ASA grade 1,2 3.Patients posted for elective adenotonsillectomy surgeries who are willing to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Parents/caregivers refusal 2.Patients belongs to ASA grade 3,4 3.Hypersensitivity to Local anaesthetics 4.Any history of developmental delay, bleeding diathesis,mental retardation,upper or lower respiratory tract infections,skin lesions,wounds at the puncture site of block

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the total analgesic requirements in first 24 hrs postoperatively among the patients with and without Pterygopalatine fossa blockTimepoint: 24 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the time for first rescue analgesia, intraoperative haemodynamic changes and incidence of any complications among the patients with and without Pterygopalatine fossa blockTimepoint: 24 hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Akalya K

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

drbhaskar.md@gmail.com9902016020

Outcome results

None listed

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