Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Tracheal Reconstruction Surgery:

February 11, 2022 updated by: Ayman Abougabal, Kasr El Aini Hospital

Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Tracheal Reconstruction Surgery on Quality of Recovery: a Randomized Control Study

The essential goal for tracheal reconstruction is is the ability of the anaesthesiologist and surgeon to maintain control of the airway at all times. In the postoperative period the patient should maintain a flexed neck position to avoid any traction on the tracheal anastomosis. Thus, pain control is essential postoperatively so that patients will be awake and cooperative to maintain this position. [1].

Superficial cervical plexus block can be used in a variety of surgical procedures , including superficial surgery on the neck and shoulders and thyroid surgery as it results in anesthesia of the skin of the anterolateral neck and the ante-auricular and retro-auricular areas, as well as the skin overlying and immediately inferior to the clavicle on the chest wall Figures 1 and 6)[2].

Thus it can be used as an adjuvant to general anaesthesia to provide analgesia for patients undergoing tracheal resection and anastomosis to keep the patients awake and cooperative at the conclusion of the procedure.

The goal of the ultrasound (US)-guided technique of SCB is to deposit local anesthetic within the vicinity of the sensory branches of the nerve roots C2, C3, and C4 which combine to form the four terminal branches (the lesser occipital, greater auricular, transverse cervical, and supraclavicular nerves) and emerge from behind the posterior border of the SCM. Advantages over the landmark-based technique include the ability to visualize the spread of local anesthetic in the correct plane, which therefore increases the success rate, and to avoid a needle insertion that is too deep and the inadvertent puncture of neighboring structures[3].

Aim of the work To assess the efficiency of using ultrasound-guided SCB for providing intra and postoperative analgesia for patients undergoing tracheal resection and anastomosis under general anaesthesia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Cairo, Egypt, 12566
        • Kasr Alainy Medical School

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical status I, II, and III adult patients undergoing elective tracheal resection and anastomosis under general anaesthesia were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Coagulation disorders
  • Pregnancy.
  • Age less than 18 years.
  • Patient refusal.
  • Emergency re-operation within

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Control
ultrasound guided injection of local anaesthesia in the superficial cervical plexus
Other Names:
  • Bupivicaine
  • Drug:
Experimental: SCPB
ultrasound guided injection of local anaesthesia in the superficial cervical plexus
Other Names:
  • Bupivicaine
  • Drug:

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
quality of recovery using quality of recovery 40 qusetionnaire
Time Frame: first 24 hour
total score of Qor-40 (total score of 200) with highest indicates better outcome
first 24 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
post operative morphine consumption
Time Frame: 24 hour
post operative morphine consumption
24 hour
visual analogue scale post-operative
Time Frame: first 24 hour
visual analogue scale post-operative
first 24 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

September 29, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 14, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2022

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MS-106-2020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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