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Pilot Study of Smartphone -Based AI Assisted Ultrasound Guided Infraorbital Nerve Block in Pediatric Cleft Lip Repair

A Pilot Study of Smartphone -Based AI Assisted Ultrasound Guided Infraorbital Nerve Block in Pediatric Cleft Lip Repair : A Novel Low-cost Solution in Resource Limited Settings

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07232914
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-11-18
Start date
2025-09-01
Completion date
2026-02-28
Last updated
2025-11-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cleft Lip Repair

Keywords

AI Assisted nerve block, Cleft lip repair

Brief summary

It's prospective single blinded randomized multi-center trial of 120 infant scheduled for primary unilateral cleft lip repair .

Detailed description

The patients will be randomly allocated 1:1 into two groups; 60 patients in each group .AI assisted ultrasound - guided infraorbital nerve block and landmark based infraorbital nerve block.

Interventions

PROCEDUREInfraorbital Nerve Block

Bilateral infraorbital nerve block smartphone based AI assisted in Arm 1 and landmark based technique in Arm 2

Sponsors

Ain Shams University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Months to 18 Months
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age: 5 -18 months * Weight : 5-15 kilograms * ASA I - II * unilateral cleft lip repair

Exclusion criteria

* less than 5 kilograms weight * Local infection at site of block * Coagulopathy * Parents refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Infraorbital Nerve block Success rate measured by intraoperative fentanyl consumptionSurgical incision was allowed 10 minutes after block injection
FlACC pain scoreEvery 6 hours postoperative for first 24 hoursFLACC pain score (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability) Lower score is 0 which means no pain Highest score is 10 which means severe pain

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026