NCT02651311

Ultrasound Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block for Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block for Unipolar Sternocleidomastoid Release in Patient With Congenital Muscular Torticollis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ajou University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Congenital Muscular Torticollis (CMT) is a postural deformity of head and neck detected at birth or shortly after birth, primarily resulting from unilateral shortening of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle (SCM). Surgery could be chosen for the treatment for some children, which is accompanied by moderate pain and discomfort. The investigators focused the effectiveness of intermediates cervical plexus block because the dermatome of sensory of cervical plexus block is correlated to that of torticollis. So the effect of analgesia could decrease the use of analgesics.

Conditions

• Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	intermediate cervical plexus block	ultrasound guided intermediate cervical plexus block with 0.25% ropivacaine 0.2 ml/kg
DRUG	Fentanyl	fentanyl 0.5 µg/kg in postanesthetic care unit when more or equal to FLACC scale 4.
DRUG	Ibuprofen	ibuprofen in ward when more or equal to FLACC scale 4.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-16
• Primary completion: 2016-12-15
• Completion: 2016-12-15
• First posted: 2016-01-11
• Last updated: 2017-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea