Stellate Ganglion Nerve Block in Treating Women With Hot Flashes

Phase 0 Completed 10 enrolled Mayo Clinic National Cancer Institute (NCI) · collab

Supportive care

Summary

RATIONALE: A stellate ganglion nerve block may help relieve hot flashes in women. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well a stellate ganglion nerve block works in treating women with hot flashes.

Timeline

Start: 2009-04
Primary completion: 2010-12
Completion: 2010-12

Publications

Pachman DR, Barton D, Carns PE, Novotny PJ, Wolf S, Linquist B, Kohli S, Smith DR, Loprinzi CL. Pilot evaluation of a stellate ganglion block for the treatment of hot flashes. Support Care Cancer. 2011 Jul;19(7):941-7. doi: 10.1007/s00520-010-0907-9. Epub 2010 May 23.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.