Efficacy of Scalp Block on Hemodynamic Stability and Opioid Consumption During Craniotomy

University of Liege

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Craniotomy

Treatments: Procedure: Scalp block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02880566

anesneuro2016001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prospective randomised double-blinded placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy of scalp blocks on hemodynamic stability and opioid consumption during and after craniotomy.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elective craniotomy for supratentorial lesion

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy to local anaesthetic
• Psychiatric disease
• Inability to consent
• Uncontrolled intracranial hypertension

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Full scalp block performed with a total of 30 ml of levobupivacaine 0.33 %.

Treatment:

Procedure: Scalp block

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Full scalp block performed with a total of 30 ml of normal saline.

Treatment:

Procedure: Scalp block