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Analgesia for Thyroidectomy Using Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block With Bupivacaine Only or Adding Ketorolac to it.

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Thyroid Nodule
Thyroid Goiter
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05180214
Lead Sponsor
Sohag University
Brief Summary

Thyroidectomy is considered a common operation with moderate to severe postoperative pain in some patients. Patients are divided into two groups. Bupivacaine group received bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB) with 10 ml of bupivacaine (0.25%) and 1 ml of normal saline on each side and the Bupivacaine Ketorolac group received (BSCPB) with 10 ml of bupivacaine (0.25%) and 1 ml of ketorolac (15 mg) on each side.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged 20-50 years
  • ASA I-II patients
  • Patients going to do thyroid surgeries under general anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient refusal
  • Known history of sensitivity to the drug used in the study
  • Drug abuse
  • Infection at the site of the block
  • Presence of coagulopathy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
bupivacaineBupivacain-
bupivacaine and ketorolacBupivacain-
bupivacaine and ketorolacKetorolac-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1st analgesic requirement24 hours

The first time of supplemental analgesic need postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
postoperative pain24 hours

visual analogue scale(0-10) 0=no pain and 10=severe intolerable pain

analgesic consumption24 hours

total analgesic consumption

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sohag University Faculty of Medicine

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Sohag, Egypt

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