Stellate Ganglion Block in Longstanding Facial Nerve Palsy Patients

NCT06742255 | Not Yet Recruiting FDA Drug

• 1 other identifier: Stellate ganglion facial palsy
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 34
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of the present study is to verify the efficacy of stellate ganglion block (SGB) in the treatment of facial pain

Conditions

Stellate Ganglion; Facial Palsy; Pain Management

Keywords

Stellate gangliom; Facial palsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Primary outcome: Average motor conduction latency in six muscle of the face

  6 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Improved muscle tone

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

stellate ganglion block group

Drug: Stellate Ganglion Block

medical treatment group

Interventions

Stellate Ganglion Block DRUG

Stellate ganglion block is an injection of local anesthetic at the level of the neck to target the stellate ganglion, a sympathetic ganglion to interrupt abnormal autonomically-mediated pain in patients resistant to medical treatment

stellate ganglion block group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

facial nerve palsy patients

You may qualify if:

• facial nerve palsy patients

You may not qualify if:

• light of a recent myocardial infarction.
• anticoagulant use
• glucoma
• lateral nerve palsy
• emphysema
• cardiac conduction abnormalities
• active infection, flu, cold
• uncontrolled cough
• Fever
• Very high blood pressure or if you are on blood thinners.
• allergic reaction to local anesthetics
• Primary and secondary coagulopathy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Related Publications (5)

• Piraccini E, Munakomi S, Chang KV. Stellate Ganglion Blocks. 2023 Aug 13. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507798/

  PMID: 29939575 BACKGROUND

• Wang D. Image Guidance Technologies for Interventional Pain Procedures: Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, and CT. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2018 Jan 26;22(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s11916-018-0660-1.

  PMID: 29374352 BACKGROUND

• Kapral S, Krafft P, Gosch M, Fleischmann D, Weinstabl C. Ultrasound imaging for stellate ganglion block: direct visualization of puncture site and local anesthetic spread. A pilot study. Reg Anesth. 1995 Jul-Aug;20(4):323-8.

  PMID: 7577781 BACKGROUND

• Abdi S, Zhou Y, Patel N, Saini B, Nelson J. A new and easy technique to block the stellate ganglion. Pain Physician. 2004 Jul;7(3):327-31.

  PMID: 16858470 BACKGROUND

• Baig S, Moon JY, Shankar H. Review of Sympathetic Blocks: Anatomy, Sonoanatomy, Evidence, and Techniques. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 May/Jun;42(3):377-391. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000591.

  PMID: 28272291 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Facial Paralysis; Agnosia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Paralysis; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations

Central Study Contacts

Remonda Zaki Abd El Naeem

CONTACT

+201200184996; mondazaki1996@gmai.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident at anesthesia, intensive care and pain management, at Assiut University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2024
• First Posted: December 19, 2024
• Study Start: December 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2024
• Study Completion: December 20, 2024
• Last Updated: December 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12