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Ultrasound Guided and Landmark Guided Scalp Nerve Block for Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Brain SurgerySupratentorial Craniotomy

A Prospective Double-Arm Parallel-Group Comparative Study of Landmark Versus Ultrasound-Guided Scalp Nerve Block in Patients Undergoing Supratentorial Craniotomy - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/07/114059
Enrollment
100
Registered
2026-07-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: G978- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided Scalp Nerve Block: Scalp nerve block will be performed using ultrasound guidance Control Intervention1: Landmark guided Scalp Nerve Block: scalp nerve block will be gi

Sponsors

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All American society of anesthesia class I-II patients undergoing elective supratentorial craniotomies under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Refusal to participate in study 2.Contraindications to performance of scalp block, such as local infection, allergy to local anaesthetic agent, open skull defect, scarring, bleeding disorder 3.Age less than 18 years 4.Pre-existing chronic pain 5.History of drug addiction or chronic alcohol abuse 6.Presence of uncontrolled systemic arterial hypertension or severe systemic illness 7.Predicted to require postoperative ventilation in the intensive care unit 8.Psychiatric disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of mean postoperative VAS pain scores between the ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided scalp nerve block groups during the first 24 postoperative hoursTimepoint: Comparison of mean postoperative VAS pain scores between the ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided scalp nerve block groups during the first 24 postoperative hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
total intravenous fentanyl consumptionTimepoint: From anesthesia induction till completion of surgery;Incidence of Block related complications if anyTimepoint: From anesthesia induction till completion of surgery;Intraoperative hemodynamic parametersTimepoint: baseline pre-induction Postinduction Post-scalp nerve block Craniotomy Dural incision Skin closure—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSUMIT SACHAN MD

Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow

dr.sumitsachan2008@gmail.com08700545728

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026