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The Effect of Scalp Block on Surgical Pleth Index(SPI) During a Mayfield Head-holder Insertion

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Chiang Mai University

Status and phase

Unknown
Phase 4

Conditions

Pain

Treatments

Procedure: a scalp block

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is a randomized control trial to compare the surgical plethysmographic index (SPI) response during a Mayfield head-holder insertion in neurosurgical patients who receive a scalp block versus those who do not receive the scalp block after induction of anesthesia with propofol with fentanyl and intubation with cis-atracurium.

Full description

Study design is a randomized controlled trial Participants include adult neurosurgical patients scheduled to have a Mayfield head-holder insertion for supratentorial craniotomy Intervention is a scalp block prior to a Mayfield head holder insertion. Comparison is 'no scalp block' Outcome is surgical plethysmographic index (SPI) responses during/after a Mayfield head holder insertion Sample size includes 30 cases (15 cases per arm)

The eligible neurosurgical patients will be randomly allocated, by a concealed randomization process, to receive or not to receive a scalp block after induction and intubation with propofol/fentanyl and cisatracurium. Surgical plethysmographic index, direct arterial blood pressure, heart rate (EEG), End tidal Carbondioxide, Bispectral/entropy (40-60) will be recorded every one minute before/after induction and intubation, before/after the scalp block, and before/after the Mayfield head-holder insertion. The Mayfield head-holder insertion will be performed by a neurosurgeon who will be blinded to the allocated groups.

Data analysis is performed to compare the change of SPI during and after the Mayfield head-holder insertion from the baseline in both groups by using repeated measure ANOVA at the significant level of 0.05.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • patients will receive a Mayfield head-holder insertion for supratentorial craniotomy

Exclusion criteria

  • History of chronic hypertension, Diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary heart diseases
  • Receiving beta blockers
  • BMI > 30
  • Coagulopathy
  • severe liver and renal diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

30 participants in 2 patient groups

a scalp block
Active Comparator group
Description:
A standard scalp block ,with 0.5% bupivacaine total dose \< 3 mg/kg, is performed by an anesthesiologist.
Treatment:
Procedure: a scalp block
no scalp block
No Intervention group
Description:
An anesthesiology will pretend to perform the scalp block,

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Sirvimol Punjasawadwong, MD; Sirivimol Punjasawadwong, MD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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