Clinical trial · Interventional
Pre- vs. Postoperative Scalp Block for Pain Control After Supratentorial Craniotomy
NCT04344132CI-TRIAL-00044681unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Study was designed to evaluate optimal timing for selective scalp block in patients undergoing general anesthesia for supratentorial craniotomy.Pain score assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) preoperatively (baseline) and after extubation at 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours; time first request of a patient for rescue analgesia; intraoperative anesthetics and opioids consumption; awakening time; perioperative complications.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supratentorial Neoplasms | Supratentorial Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalp Block | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Visual Analogue Scale score at 24 h after surgery
- timeFrame
- up to 24 hours
- description
- Visual Analogue Scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain),
Secondary outcomes (9)
- measure
- Visual Analogue Scale score at 0
- timeFrame
- Baseline
- description
- Visual Analogue Scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain)
- measure
- Visual Analogue Scale score at 2 hours
- timeFrame
- up to 2 hours
- description
- Visual Analogue Scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (\>18 years), * presenting with supratentorial brain tumors scheduled for elective craniotomy under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * history of allergic reactions on local anesthetics; * ASA status ≥ 3; * depressed consciousness in pre- or postoperative period; * aphasia (as investigators were not able to obtain VAS score).
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDBebawy JF, Bilotta F, Koht A. A modified technique for auriculotemporal nerve blockade when performing selective scalp nerve block for craniotomy. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2014 Jul;26(3):271-2. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000032. No abstract available. PMID 24492515
- BACKGROUNDTsaousi GG, Logan SW, Bilotta F. Postoperative Pain Control Following Craniotomy: A Systematic Review of Recent Clinical Literature. Pain Pract. 2017 Sep;17(7):968-981. doi: 10.1111/papr.12548. Epub 2017 Feb 23. PMID 27996204