New pain block study aims to ease recovery after thyroid surgery
NCT ID NCT06974630
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two different nerve blocks to control pain right after thyroid surgery. Forty adults received either a cervical erector spinae plane block or a cervical plexus block. Researchers measured how much morphine patients needed and how long until they first asked for pain relief.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age from 18 to 65 years. * Both genders. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II. * Scheduled for either hemi- or total thyroidectomy. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy to local anesthetics. * Allergy to all opioid medications. * Pregnant patient. * Previous neck surgery. * Recent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids or steroid injection within 2 weeks. * Those who cannot utilize the numeric rating scale (NRS) . * Chronic opioid use. * Coagulopathy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
Cairo, 12613, Egypt
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