A study to compare the efficacy of stellate ganglion block with local anaesthetic only versus local anaesthetic with steroid in management of patients having upper extremity chronic regional pain syndrome.
Phase 4
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Complex regional pain syndrome I (CRPS I),
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/03/012475
- Lead Sponsor
- ESI Institute of Pain Management ESI Hospital Sealdah
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
- 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 3.
- Degree of pain more than 5 according to numeric rating scale.
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy & lactating mother 2.
- Cardio-vascular pathology 3.
- Metastatic condition 4.
- Allergy to medication used in procedure 5.
- blood coagulation disorder.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain score in Numeric Rating Scale Before procedure and 1, 4 and 6 weeks after procedure.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
ESI Hospital, Sealdah
🇮🇳Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India
ESI Hospital, Sealdah🇮🇳Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, IndiaDr Rama ChackrabortyPrincipal investigator9433865165ramaghatak1976@gmail.com