CompletedNot Applicable

Scalp Block Decreases Pain and Side Effects

Italy26 participantsStarted 2016-01-01

Plain-language summary

Postoperative analgesia after corrective surgery of paediatric craniosynostosis is crucial in term of short and long-term outcomes. The objective of this observational case- control study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an analgesic technique based on the scalp block versus traditional pharmacological approach.

Who can participate

Age range

3 Months – 2 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing cranioplasty for the correction of craniosynostosis Exclusion Criteria: * allergies to local anesthetics and/or analgesics * specific drug therapies (pain relievers, sedatives and/or epileptic) * denied consent to the study; development of postoperative intracranical bleeding and/or gastrointestinal bleeding * need of nasogastric tube * development of gastrointestinal infections.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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What they're measuring

pain intensity

Timeframe: OPS was assessed until the fifth day of hospitalization.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04133467

SponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2016-06-30

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