Incidence of Intravascular (IV) Injection During Trigeminal Nerve Blocks

Seoul National University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Postherpetic Neuralgia; Facial Pain; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Cluster Headache

Treatments: Procedure: trigeminal nerve block

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04467398

2004-207-1120

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the incidence of intravascular injection during trigeminal nerve blocks.

Full description

The patients who already scheduled for trigeminal nerve blocks will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to tuohy needle group or quincke needle group after being informed about the study.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The patients who scheduled to undergo trigeminal nerve block due to the facial pain

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal of the patient
• Pregnancy
• Coagulopathy
• Local or systemic infection
• Allergy to injectate
• Anatomical deformation of the skull

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Tuohy needle group

Description:

The participants who undergo the trigeminal nerve block using 22 guage Tuohy needle.

Treatment:

Procedure: trigeminal nerve block

Quincke needle group

Description:

The participants who undergo the trigeminal nerve block using 22 guage Quincke needle.

Treatment:

Procedure: trigeminal nerve block