The Association Between Bilateral Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block During Total Thyroidectomy and Surgical Stress Response
Recruiting now · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Hyperthyreosis and Goiter, Surgical Stress Response
In brief
The aim of this study is to determine the impact of ultrasound-guided bilateral intermediate cervical plexus block on the surgical stress response in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy, as measured by the concentration of stress and inflammatory biomarkers in the participants' saliva and serum. The study will be conducted on 48 subjects divided into two groups of 24: a control group receiving total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and an experimental group receiving TIVA combined with a bilateral intermediate cervical plexus block. Investigators hypothesized that a combination of bilateral intermediate cervical plexus block and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) would reduce the surgical stress response, as measured by salivary and blood biomarkers, compared to TIVA alone in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. Should the research confirm the hypothesis, it will provide an objective scientific argument for including the block in standard anesthetic protocols for total thyroidectomy surgeries, with the ultimate goal of reducing the surgical stress response and ensuring faster patient recovery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07600580
- Run by
- University Hospital Dubrava
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2024-05-13
- Expected to finish
- 2027-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- patienets of both sexes
- 18 years of age and older
- ASA I or ASA II
- euthyroid status
- signed informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- patients who refuse to sign the informed consent form
- infection at the block injection site
- hypersensitivity or contraindications to the medications used in the study
- hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism at the time of surgery
- presence of substernal goiter
- additional surgical interventions during the procedure
- history of previous neck surgery or radiation
- coagulopathy
- uncontrolled respiratory disease
- diabetes mellitus
- autoimmune disease
- chronic corticosteroid therapy
- smokers
- pregnant women.
Where it is running
- University Hospital Dubrava — Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia (enrolling)
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