NCT05778903

Maxillary Nerve Blocks in Children - An MRI Study of the Suprazygomatic Approach

Maxillary Nerve Blocks in Children - An MRI Study of the Suprazygomatic

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Months – 24 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Ultrasound-guided suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block (SMNB) will be performed in paediatric patients with or without the aid of ultrasound guidance. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to visualize the spread of the local anaesthetic (LA) spread after suprazygomatic injection and to verify LA contact with the maxillary nerve in the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF).

Conditions

• Nerve Block
• Cleft Palate
• Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nerve block	Suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-07
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2023-03-21
• Last updated: 2024-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway