Nerve block could make brain tumor surgery safer and less painful
NCT ID NCT07569952
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a nerve block (injecting numbing medicine near a nerve cluster in the face) can improve the surgical view and reduce pain for people having pituitary tumor surgery through the nose. 70 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either the nerve block plus general anesthesia or anesthesia alone. The main goal is to see if the nerve block leads to less bleeding during surgery and better pain control afterward.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine and dexamethasone
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this nerve block could make pituitary surgery safer and less painful, with less need for strong painkillers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 70 people. The nerve block may not improve surgical conditions or pain, and carries risks like bleeding or allergic reaction.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 months to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 21 and 60 years. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I or II. * Undergoing elective endoscopic trans-nasal resection of pituitary adenoma. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient's refusal * ASA Physical Status III or IV patients * Patients receiving drugs influencing blood coagulation * Allergy to any of the drugs utilized in this study * History of chronic pain therapy * Inadvertent intra-operative vascular injury
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
RECRUITINGCairo, 12613, Egypt
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