A comparative study of effectiveness of stellate ganglion block with local anaesthetic only versus local anaesthetic with steroid in management of chronic regional pain syndrome of upper extremity.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pain score in Numeric Rating Scale
研究概览
简要总结
After getting consent, 30 patients of upper extremity Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome attending to a OPD of Pain Management Department of an urban Hospital will be randomly allocated into two groups. Group A will receive Stellate ganglion block with local anaesthetic only.The other group Group B will receive Stellate ganglion block with local anaesthetic and steroid. The pain score in Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) will be measured before intervention and 1, 4 & 6 weeks after the intervention from each patient and the pain reduction will be compared between two groups using appropriate statistical test.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Random Number Table
- 盲法
- Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 65.00 Year(s)(—)
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients having pain for more than 3 months despite conservative therapy (e.g. exercise, physical modalities & medication.
- •Patient taking antineuropathic medicine more than 4 weeks
- •Degree of pain more than 5 according to numeric rating scale.
排除标准
- •Pregnancy & lactating mother
- •Cardio-vascular pathology
- •Metastatic condition
- •Allergy to medication used in procedure
- •blood coagulation disorder.
结局指标
主要结局
Pain score in Numeric Rating Scale
时间窗: Before procedure and 1, 4 and 6 weeks after procedure.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
