Impact of the Ultrasound-guided Approach on the Efficiency and Safety of the Stellate Ganglion Block in Chronic Pain
TerminatedNot applicableNCT01954888
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Brief summary (from the registry)
The first purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the stellate ganglion block realized with two different approaches (blind and ultrasound-guided) in patients with a diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome. The second purpose of this study is to determine the safest approach and to compare the safety profiles of the two approaches.
Study details
- Official title
- Impact of the Ultrasound-guided Approach on the Efficiency and Safety of the Stellate Ganglion Block in Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Blind technique
- Procedure: Ultrasound-guided technique
- Sponsor
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
- Start date
- 2013-09
- Primary completion
- 2019-10
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 to 80 years * Patients with a new or known diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome (according to the criteria of Budapest) at the upper extremity Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of a patient * Coagulopathy * Systemic infection or local infection at the needle injection site * Major deformation at the level of the neck (radiotherapy, surgery, etc. ) * Concomitant chronic pain syndrome * Post-pneumonectomy on the controlateral side * Severe hepatic impairment or severe renal impairment (Clcr under 30 ml/min) * Known allergy to local anesthetics of amide type * Inability to understand a numeric pain scale
Canadian sites (1)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01954888