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Not yet recruitingNCT06742255Updated Dec 19, 2024

Stellate Ganglion Block in Longstanding Facial Nerve Palsy Patients

An observational study in Stellate Ganglion, Facial Palsy and Pain Management, sponsored by Assiut University. Not yet recruiting. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-12-19.

Sponsored by Assiut University · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2024, 1 year 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
34
Sex
All
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Study summary

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

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Conditions studied

  • Stellate Ganglion
  • Facial Palsy
  • Pain Management

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Keywords

  • Stellate gangliom
  • Facial palsy
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In context

Facial Paralysis

81 studies on the registry are indexed under Facial Paralysis; 28 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 34 is below the median of 80 across 21 observational studies indexed under Facial Paralysis.

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Lead sponsor

Assiut University is the lead sponsor of 5,078 studies on the registry; 2,178 are open to participants now.

Of its 14 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

facial nerve palsy patients

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Inclusion criteria

  • facial nerve palsy patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. light of a recent myocardial infarction.
  2. anticoagulant use
  3. glucoma
  4. lateral nerve palsy
  5. emphysema
  6. cardiac conduction abnormalities
  7. active infection, flu, cold
  8. uncontrolled cough
  9. Fever
  10. Very high blood pressure or if you are on blood thinners.
  11. allergic reaction to local anesthetics
  12. Primary and secondary coagulopathy.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
34 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • stellate ganglion block group

    Drug: Stellate Ganglion Block

  • medical treatment group

Interventions

  • DrugStellate Ganglion Block

    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

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

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

    Time frame: 6 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Improved muscle tone

    facial muscles start to regain their strength improvement of muscle tone.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • 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/ PubMed 29939575 ↗
  • 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. PubMed 29374352 ↗
  • 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. PubMed 7577781 ↗
  • 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. PubMed 16858470 ↗
  • 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. PubMed 28272291 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 19, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06742255
Lead sponsor
Assiut University
Responsible party
Remonda zaki abdelnaeem zaki (Resident at anesthesia, intensive care and pain management, at Assiut University, Assiut University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 19, 2024
Start date
Dec 20, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 20, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 20, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 19, 2024

Study contacts

Remonda Zaki Abd El Naeem
Contact
mondazaki1996@gmai.com
+201200184996

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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