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Superficial Cervical Plexus Block During Central Venous Catheter Placement

Comparison of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block with Local Anesthetic Injection for Pain Relief During Central Venous Catheter Placement in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250510065676N1
Enrollment
90
Registered
2025-06-10
Start date
2025-06-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Pain associated with central venous catheter placement in intensive care unit patients.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Superficial cervical plexus block: Ultrasound assessments and interventions will be performed using a portable ultrasound system (SonoSite SII, Fujifilm Inc., USA)

Sponsors

Artesh University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age group 18-85 years American Society of Anesthesiologists classification grades 1, 2, and 3 of both sexes Patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit Glasgow Coma Scale less than 13

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal and lack of consent to enter the project American Society of Anesthesiologists classification grades 4 or more Contraindications to the use of local anesthetics such as history of allergy to drugs, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, Local anesthetics. Local infection at the injection site during the implementation of the study History of analgesic use in the past 24 hours Jugular vein thrombosis Coagulation disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score assigned to the visual analog scale. Timepoint: Before the intervention, during and 5 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mean Arterial Pressure value. Timepoint: Before the intervention, during and 5 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Non-Invasive Blood Pressure device.;Pulse Rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention, during and 5 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter device.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKianoosh Gholami

Artesh University of Medical Sciences

kiya9sh@gmail.com+98 21 4382 3484

Outcome results

None listed

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