Intermediate cervical plexus block vs. wound infiltration for thyroidectomy

Comparison of bilateral ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus block vs local wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202108508430440

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-17

Start date

2021-08-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Surgery Anaesthesia

Interventions

LWI group

ICPB

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 18-65 years. 2. Sex: Both sexes. 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Class-I and II. 4. Scheduled for elective thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Bleeding diathesis. 3. Known diaphragmatic motion abnormalities. 4. COPD 5. Infection at the puncture site 6. Severe hypertension or any severe systemic illness 7. Allergy to local anaesthetics 8. Preexisting peripheral nerve neuropathies 9. Retrosternal goiter 10.Pregnancy 11.Previous cervical surgery. 12.Psychiatric disorder. 13.Chronic Analgesics abusers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scale for pain (ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 no pain and 10 maximum pain)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to first postoperative analgesia ;Number of patients needed rescue analgesia. ;The total dose of meperidine used postoperatively (rescue analgesia)	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactSherif Sultan

Professor at department of Anesthesia Intensive Care and Pain Management Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University

sherif_sultan@yahoo.com00201128448448

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026