Awake ear surgery: new anesthesia method could speed recovery
NCT ID NCT07275450
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways to numb people for tympanoplasty (eardrum repair): traditional general anesthesia (being fully asleep) versus a targeted nerve block that keeps the patient awake. Researchers will enroll 128 adults to see which method allows faster discharge from the recovery room and causes less pain. The goal is to make ear surgery safer and more comfortable.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 128 people
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- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
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Who can take part
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21 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients acceptance 2. Age: 21-65 years old 3. Sex: both sex (males or females). 4. Physical status: American Society Anesthesiologist (ASA) І and II. 5. Patients will be scheduled for elective unilateral tympanoplasty. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindication of regional anesthesia: Coagulopathy or use of anticoagulant therapy -local infection at the site of injection- known allergy to local anesthetics (bupivacaine). 2. Neurological disorders affecting sensation in the head and neck. 3. Psychiatric illness, severe anxiety, or inability to cooperate during awake surgery. 4. History of previous neck or parotid surgery affecting nerve anatomy. 5. BMI \> 35 (if it may interfere with ultrasound visualization or landmark identification). 6. Pregnancy. 7. Advanced cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic and renal diseases
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Locations
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faculty of human medicine, Zagazig university hospitals
RECRUITINGZagazig, Egypt
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