The Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block as Adjuvant to General Anesthesia Regarding the Quality of Surgical Field in Trans-Sphenoidal Endoscopic Hypophysectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound guided sphenopalatine ganglion block (SPGB) through the suprazygomatic approach in optimizing the quality of surgical field as well as its effect on postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing transsphenoidal pituitary surgeries under general anesthesia.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 1
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age between 21 and 60 years.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I or II.
• Undergoing elective endoscopic trans-nasal resection of pituitary adenoma.
Locations
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Egypt
Cairo University
RECRUITING
Cairo
Contact Information
Primary
Nada A Fathy, MSc
nashrsf@gmail.com
00201094049394
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 70
Treatments
Experimental: Group A
Patients will receive sphenopalatine ganglion block (SPGB) using 4 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine combined with 1 mL of dexamethasone .
Active_comparator: Group B
Patients will receive general anesthesia alone.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Cairo University