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NCT Number: NCT03731468

Ultrasound Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block in Thyroid Surgery

studying the effect of dexmeditomidine addition to bupivacaine in bilateral intermediate cervical block for patients undergoing thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia

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Key information

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain, Postoperative Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Assiut university

Asyut, 71111, Egypt

About this study

80 patients who will be undergoing elective thyroidectomy will be randomly allocated into one of two groups ; group A will receive 20 mg isobaric bupivacaine + 8 mg dexamethasone(diluted in 5 ml) group B will receive 20 mg isobaric bupivacaine + 1 ml normal saline. block will be done under complete a septic condition after induction of general anaesthesia.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Elective surgery
  • ASA 1, II, AND III

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient refusal
  • Infection at the entry site
  • BMI > 3

Treatment and study plan

Local anesthetic

Drug

ultrasound guided superficial cervical block in thyroid surgery

Dexamethasone

Drug

dexamethasone will be added to ultrasound guided superficial cervical block in thyroid surgery

Primary outcomes

  1. postoperative analgesia duration

    Time frame: 24 hour postoperative

    time of first analgesic requirement is the time of end of block analgesia

Secondary outcomes

  1. postoperative complications related to the block

    Time frame: 8 hours

    occurrence of complications secondary to the block well be recorded

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Dexmethasone Addition to Bupivacaine in Bilateral Intermediate Cervical Block in Thyroid Surgery

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Nov 6, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 10, 2021

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