drugset / Trial / NCT01638052
Great Auricular Nerve Block for Children Undergoing Tympanomastoid Surgery
RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindSupportive care
Summary
The investigators goal is to determine the efficacy and duration of analgesia with the addition of Clonidine, an alpha-2 agonist, to local anesthetic blockade using bupivacaine, of the great auricular nerve in children undergoing tympanomastoid surgery.
Timeline
- Start
- 2006-02
- Primary completion
- 2008-03
- Completion
- 2008-04
Publications
- Background Suresh S, Barcelona SL, Young NM, Seligman I, Heffner CL, Cote CJ. Postoperative pain relief in children undergoing tympanomastoid surgery: is a regional block better than opioids? Anesth Analg. 2002 Apr;94(4):859-62, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200204000-00015.
- Background Wheeler M, Patel A, Suresh S, Roth AG, Birmingham PK, Heffner CL, Cote CJ. The addition of clonidine 2 microg.kg-1 does not enhance the postoperative analgesia of a caudal block using 0.125% bupivacaine and epinephrine 1:200,000 in children: a prospective, double-blind, randomized study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2005 Jun;15(6):476-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01481.x.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Clonidine | Other / unclassified | 2 ug/ml | — |
| Background | Bupivacaine | Other / unclassified | 0.25 % | — |