Numbing the scalp before brain surgery may cut opioid use
NCT ID NCT06748547
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving a scalp nerve block before a craniotomy (brain surgery) can lower pain after surgery and reduce the need for strong painkillers. Researchers will compare giving the block before the first cut versus after. The study plans to enroll 64 adults aged 18-65 who are having brain surgery under general anesthesia.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients who will undergo cranitomy with general anesthesia
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 range 18-65 * ASA 1-3 score Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic hypertension * Arrhythmia * body mass index (BMI) over 40 kg/m2 * Bleeding diathesis * Allergy * Serious cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal and hepatic disease * Local infection at the injection site * Alcohol and substance abuse * Neurological sequelae, mental retardation * GCS under 15 * Patients admitted to the intensive care unit as intubated * Pregnancy * Those with a history of chronic pain * Scalp infection * Use of vozoactive drugs * Patients with previous craniotomy * Patients who do not accept
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Umraniye, 34734, Turkey (Türkiye)
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