NCT07411274Not yet recruitingPhase 3
Ultrasound-Guided vs. Conventional Scalp Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Pediatric Supratentorial Tumor Surgeries
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided vs. Conventional Scalp Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Pediatric Supratentorial Tumor Surgeries: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Although scalp nerve blocks have been shown to provide effective postoperative analgesia in pediatric neurosurgical procedures, limited data exist on their use under ultrasound guidance. The smaller anatomical structures and higher vascularity of the pediatric scalp increase the risk of inadvertent vessel puncture or systemic toxicity with landmark-based techniques. Ultrasound guidance enables direct visualization of the targeted nerves and adjacent vessels, potentially improving block accuracy and safety. To date, no randomized controlled trial has compared ultrasound-guided versus conventional scalp block specifically in pediatric supratentorial tumor surgeries. This study aims to fill this gap.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 74 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 26 Jan 2026
- Start date
- Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Diseases
- Childhood cancers
- NCT number
- NCT07411274
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Planned participants: 74
- From Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, Oct 2026
- No sites listed in no country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Allergy to local anesthetics.
- Pre-existing bradycardia (HR \<60 bpm in infants, \<50 bpm in older children) or unstable arrhythmias.
- Severe hepatic/renal impairment.
Lab values
- Coagulopathy or platelet dysfunction.
Other
- Urgent/emergency craniotomy.
Who the study is looking for
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I, II.
- Undergoing elective supratentorial tumor surgery under general anesthesia on one side of the head.
Age in the registry: 2 years to 12 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
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