New nerve block could slash painkiller use after neck surgery
NCT ID NCT07238621
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a specific nerve block (serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block) can reduce pain and the need for painkillers after cervical disc surgery. Forty adults undergoing anterior cervical discectomy will receive either the nerve block plus standard painkillers or standard painkillers alone. Researchers will measure pain scores and total painkiller use to see if the block improves recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this nerve block could offer better pain control and reduce the need for strong painkillers after neck surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The block may not provide significant benefit over standard care.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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18 to 80 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: * Adult patients over 18 years of age who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy under general anesthesia and were I-II-III according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) risk classification were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * patients who did not give consent, * patients with coagulopathy, * patients with signs of infection at the block application site, * patients using anticoagulants, * patients with known allergies to any of the study drugs, * patients with unstable hemodynamics, * patients who could not cooperate during postoperative pain assessment * patients who wanted to withdraw from the study, * patients with alcohol and drug addiction, * patients with musculoskeletal abnormalitie
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas, Sivas, 58140, Turkey (Türkiye)
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