Clinical trials: Nerve Block
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Children
Clinical Success of 12 mm Needle IANB in Children
This prospective single-arm pilot study will evaluate the clinical success of an inferior alveolar nerve block performed using a 12 mm 30-gauge extra-short dental needle in children aged 4 to 12 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07791082
- Testing
- 12 mm 30-Gauge Extra-Short Dental Needle
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Complication Following Peripheral Nerve Block
Nalbuphine as Adjuvant During Bilateral Suprazygomatic Maxillary Nerve Block for Pediatric Cleft Palate Repair
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of adding nalbuphine to bupivacaine via suprazygomatic nerve block for postoperative pain control and emergence agitation management in pediatrics aged from to 1 to 7 years who…
- Trial name
- NCT06100315
- Testing
- Nalbuphine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Nerve Block, Opioid Tolerance
Duration of Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Opioid Tolerant Individuals - A Volunteer Blinded Matched Case-control Study
Do peripheral nerve blocks work shorter if you are on opioids? Background: Peripheral nerve blocks effectively alleviate postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- OPITOBLOK (NCT06488768)
- Testing
- Radial nerve block
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charlotte Runge
Renal Transplantation, Nerve Block
Comparison Between Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block and Erector Spinae Plane Block as an Analgesic Modality in Renal Transplant Donors
Open surgery remains one of the approaches used for those patients requiring partial or radical nephrectomy and is associated with a high incidence of intense immediate postoperative pain (Gupta et al., 2013; Bravi et al., 2019).
- Trial name
- NCT07749040
- Testing
- Renal transplantation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Dental Education, Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block
Virtual Reality Training for Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Dental Students
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality simulator-based training in teaching the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) technique to third-year dental students.
- Trial name
- VR-IANB (NCT07653854)
- Testing
- SIMtoCARE Virtual Reality Simulator, Conventional Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi
Opioid Consumption, Postoperative, Pain, Postoperative
Comparison of Pain Relief Methods for Hip Surgery: A Study on Two Different Nerve Block Techniques
This prospective randomized comparative study aims to compare the analgesic efficacy of pericapsular nerve group block (PENG) and lumbar erector spinae plane block (L-ESP) groups to relieve postoperative pain in participants over…
- Conditions
- Opioid Consumption, Postoperative, Pain, Postoperative, Nerve Block, PENG Block
- Trial name
- NCT06821516
- Testing
- Evaluation of the postoperative analgesic effectiveness of PENG block in participants undergoing total hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia, Evaluation of the postoperative analgesic effectiveness of lumbar erector spinae block in participants undergoing total hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Regional Anesthesia, Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Thoracoscopically-Guided Intercostal Nerve Block in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Effective postoperative pain management is essential after thoracic surgery. Insufficient pain control may impair breathing and coughing, increasing the risk of pulmonary complications such as collapsed lungs (atelectasis) or…
- Conditions
- Regional Anesthesia, Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), Erector Spinae Plane Block, Intercostal Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT07535697
- Testing
- Anesthesiological, Ultrasound-Guided "Erector Spine Plane Block" (ESPB), Surgical, Thoracoscopically-Guided "Intercostal Nerve Block" (ICNB)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sana Klinikum Offenbach
Chronic Migraine Headache, Radiofrequency Ablation
The Effect of Interventional Procedures on Serum CGRP and PACAP-38 Levels in Chronic Migraine
The study included 100 patients diagnosed with chronic migraine (CM) who received a diagnosis from the headache clinics of the Neurology Department of Adnan Menderes University Hospitals between May 2025 and May 2026.
- Conditions
- Chronic Migraine Headache, Radiofrequency Ablation, Greater Occipital Nerve Block, Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide
- Trial name
- NCT07395908
- Testing
- Greater occipital nerve Pulse radiofrequency, Greater occipital nerve block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Pain Management, Anesthesia , Analgesia
Comparison Between External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block and Rectus Sheath Block Combined With Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Effective perioperative pain management remains a cornerstone in enhancing recovery and improving patient outcomes in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Anesthesia , Analgesia, Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT07384000
- Testing
- External intercostal plane puncture, control group (nalbuphine), the single-puncture technique of (rectus sheath block) combined with (Transversus abdominis plane block)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Nerve Block, Postoperative Pain
A Block Method for Pain After Back Surgery
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether bilateral lumbar erector spinae plane (ESP) block can reduce postoperative pain in adult patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery.
- Conditions
- Nerve Block, Postoperative Pain, Randomised Clinical Trial
- Trial name
- NCT07346599
- Testing
- ESP block group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya City Hospital
Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement, Nerve Block
Post-Operative Urinary Retention on Revision Knee Arthroplasty: the Role of Intrathecal Morphine
Revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) is a frequently performed procedure. Adequate pain management is an important feature, especially for fast-track and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs.
- Conditions
- Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement, Nerve Block, Urinary Retention Postoperative, Anesthesia, Spinal
- Trial name
- POURRKA (NCT07050277)
- Testing
- Intrathecal Morphine, No Intrathecal Morphine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Caries, Dental, Local Anesthesia
Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
This study compares the effects of traditional behavior management techniques and AI-assisted child-friendly communication on dental anxiety, physiological stress, and pain perception during local anesthesia in healthy children…
- Conditions
- Caries, Dental, Local Anesthesia, Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block, Dental Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07133919
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Child-Friendly Communication, Traditional Behavior Management Techniques
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Ultrasound Guided Nerve Block, Anesthesia , Analgesia
Comparative Study Between Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia for Awake Tympanoplasty Surgery vs General Anesthesia
The aim of this study to evaluate efficacy of ultrasound guided regional anesthesia in performing awake tympanoplasty surgery versus traditional general anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT07275450
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia group, Control group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgeries, Erector Spinae Plane Block
Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Modified Thoracoabdominal Nerve Block for Analgesia in Pediatric Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgeries
Laparoscopic abdominal surgeries are frequently performed in pediatric patients and are often associated with significant postoperative pain, which, if inadequately managed, may delay recovery and increase the risk of chronic…
- Conditions
- Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgeries, Erector Spinae Plane Block, Modified Thoracoabdominal Nerve Block (M-TAPA)
- Trial name
- NCT07240064
- Testing
- Erector Spinae Plane Block, Modified thoracoabdominal plane block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Pain Measurement, Knee Replacement Arthroplasty
Anterior Cutaneus Nerve and Distal Adductor Canal Block With USG for Total Knee Replacement Analgesia
This prospective clinical study was approved by the institutional ethics committee on September 27, 2023, and patient enrollment started in October 2023.
- Conditions
- Pain Measurement, Knee Replacement Arthroplasty, Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT06201195
- Testing
- Adductor canal blockade, Distal adductor canala blockade and anterior cutaneus nerve blockade
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
Post Operative Pain, Anesthesia
Comparison of Interscalene Catheter to Single Injection Interscalene Blocks for Total Shoulder Arthroplasties
Comparison of post-operative pain after total shoulder surgery. The Principle Investigator will be comparing Exparel single shot block to Interscalene catheter
- Conditions
- Post Operative Pain, Anesthesia, Nerve Block, Shoulder Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT05868330
- Testing
- Interscalene Catheter, Exparel Single Shot Interscalene Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melinda Seering
Cough, Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block
Efficacy of SLN Block for Chronic Cough
This is a research study to find out if superior laryngeal nerve blocks are an effective way to reduce cough when compared to placebo (a substance without any medical value).
- Conditions
- Cough, Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block, Neurogenic Cough
- Trial name
- NCT04421092
- Testing
- Superior laryngeal nerve block, Injection of steroid-lidocaine mixture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Postoperative Pain Management, Postoperative Pain
Comparative Efficacy of Sciatic and Femoral Blocks in Ankle Surgery
Comparison of Anesthetic and Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Femoral and Popliteal Sciatic Block vs Femoral and Anterior Sciatic Block in Ankle Surgery
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain Management, Postoperative Pain, Analgesia, Nerve Blocks
- Trial name
- NCT06758245
- Testing
- femoral and anterior sciatic nerve block, femoral and popliteal sciatic nerve block
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Nerve Blocks, Medical Education, Simulation, Crisis Resource Management
Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block Training Model and Evaluation Method
The aim of this study is to assess emergency medicine physician knowledge and technical skill in performance of ultrasound-guided serratus anterior nerve block in a low-fidelity simulation model workshop and to determine the…
- Conditions
- Nerve Blocks, Medical Education, Simulation, Crisis Resource Management, Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06219005
- Testing
- ultrasound education and simulation workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block
Comparing Classical Approach and Crosswise Approach to Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block
Sensory and motor innervation below the knee is provided mainly by the popliteal-sciatic nerve except for a variable area of the medial leg supplied by the saphenous nerve.
- Trial name
- NCT07134608
- Testing
- Popliteal Plexus Block with 20 ml
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Malaysia