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Stellate Ganglion Block in Longstanding Facial Nerve Palsy Patients

NCT ID: NCT06742255

Last Updated: 2024-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-20

Study Completion Date

2024-12-20

Brief Summary

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The goal of the present study is to verify the efficacy of stellate ganglion block (SGB) in the treatment of facial pain

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stellate Ganglion Facial Palsy Pain Management

Keywords

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Stellate gangliom Facial palsy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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stellate ganglion block group

Stellate Ganglion Block

Intervention Type DRUG

Stellate ganglion block is an injection of local anesthetic at the level of the neck to target the stellate ganglion, a sympathetic ganglion to interrupt abnormal autonomically-mediated pain in patients resistant to medical treatment

medical treatment group

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Stellate Ganglion Block

Stellate ganglion block is an injection of local anesthetic at the level of the neck to target the stellate ganglion, a sympathetic ganglion to interrupt abnormal autonomically-mediated pain in patients resistant to medical treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* facial nerve palsy patients

Exclusion Criteria

1. light of a recent myocardial infarction.
2. anticoagulant use
3. glucoma
4. lateral nerve palsy
5. emphysema
6. cardiac conduction abnormalities
7. active infection, flu, cold
8. uncontrolled cough
9. Fever
10. Very high blood pressure or if you are on blood thinners.
11. allergic reaction to local anesthetics
12. Primary and secondary coagulopathy.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Remonda zaki abdelnaeem zaki

Resident at anesthesia, intensive care and pain management, at Assiut University

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Remonda Zaki Abd El Naeem

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +201200184996

Email: [email protected]

References

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Piraccini E, Munakomi S, Chang KV. Stellate Ganglion Blocks. 2023 Aug 13. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507798/

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29939575 (View on PubMed)

Wang D. Image Guidance Technologies for Interventional Pain Procedures: Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, and CT. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2018 Jan 26;22(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s11916-018-0660-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29374352 (View on PubMed)

Kapral S, Krafft P, Gosch M, Fleischmann D, Weinstabl C. Ultrasound imaging for stellate ganglion block: direct visualization of puncture site and local anesthetic spread. A pilot study. Reg Anesth. 1995 Jul-Aug;20(4):323-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7577781 (View on PubMed)

Abdi S, Zhou Y, Patel N, Saini B, Nelson J. A new and easy technique to block the stellate ganglion. Pain Physician. 2004 Jul;7(3):327-31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16858470 (View on PubMed)

Baig S, Moon JY, Shankar H. Review of Sympathetic Blocks: Anatomy, Sonoanatomy, Evidence, and Techniques. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 May/Jun;42(3):377-391. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000591.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28272291 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Stellate ganglion facial palsy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id