208
Participants
Start Date
May 1, 2020
Primary Completion Date
February 2, 2025
Study Completion Date
February 2, 2025
Stellate ganglion block
"While the patient is in a supine position with slight neck extension and rotation to the contralateral side, in-plane ultrasound guided stellate ganglion block will be performed with injection of 7 ml injectate (6ml bupivicain 0.25%+ 1 ml methylpredinosolone 40mg).~Each patient will receive:~* Acyclovir 800 mg orally every 5 times per day 7 days.~* Pregabalin start with 50 mg orally every 8hours for 7 days then increase to 150 mg every 12 hours"
Sham Stellate ganglion block
"The patient will be positioned supine with slight neck extension and rotation to the contralateral side. Under US guidance, a sham stellate ganglion block will be performed with injection of a 1ml injectate of normal saline will be done while observing the dissection between the carotid artery and the longus colli muscle.~Each patient will receive:~* Acyclovir 800 mg orally every 5 times per day for 7 days.~* Pregabalin start with 50 mg orally every 8hours for 7 days then increase to 150 mg every 12 hours"
Faculty of Medicine, Tanta
Tanta University hospitals, Tanta
Faculty of Medicine, Al Fayyum
Mohamad Gamal Elmawy, M.D
UNKNOWN
Tanta University
OTHER