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Effect of SPG Block for Patients With Anxiety at Electronic Dance Music Festivals

NCT05729503

Phase 2 Withdrawn University of Calgary
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block in anxious patients at electronic dance music festivals. The main question is: \- Is an SPG block useful in reducing anxiety, in comparison to placebo? Participants will have lidocaine-soaked cotton tip applicator placed inside each nare for 10-minutes, or have a saline-soaked cotton tip applicator placed inside each nare for 10-minutes. Researchers compare the lidocaine-soaked intervention (SPG block) with the saline-soaked intervention (placebo) to see if it reduces anxiety in patients presenting at electronic dance music festivals with anxiety.

Timeline

Start
2026-05-06
Primary completion
2026-05-06
Completion
2026-12-01

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Lidocaine Other / unclassified 2 % Intranasal

Indications