The application of scalp block combined with general anesthesia in children undergoing craniotomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-TRC-11001707

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2011-11-11

Start date

2011-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-18

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Conditions

clinical anesthesia

Interventions

A:Saline scalp block combined with general anesthesia

B:0.25% ropivacaine scalp block combined general anesthesia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

No minimum to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) ASA 1-2; (2) Aged 0 to 14 years old; (3) Selective craniotomy, consciouness before surgery; (4) The skin incision can be blocked by scalp block; (5) No cardiac,pulmonary, hepatic or kidney disease; (6) No vasoactive drugs preoperatively; (7) Parents are well educated (high school and above).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) History of neurosurgery; (2) Pain from places other than head; (3) Possible unconsciouness due to craniotomy; (4) With skull fracture or defect close to the inject spots; (5) Hypertension preoperatively; (6) Unable to perform FLACC or VAS assessment; (7) Allergies to any drugs that are to be administered during the study; (8) Taken analgesics more than 2 weeks preoperatively.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
dosage of opioids during surgery;nausea;vomiting;local anesthetics toxicity;hematoma;Bradycardia;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
dosage of general anesthetics during surgery;extubation time;awake time;heart rate during surgery;blood pressure during surgery;postoperative FLACC score;postoperative VAS score;dosage of analgesics postoperativel;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWu Chaoran

wuchaoran@yahoo.com+86 18980601146

Outcome results

None listed

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