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Head and Neck CancerCLAWEDNCT06201039

Continuous Local-anesthetic Wound Infusion for Neck Dissection

A study testing 0.5% Lidocaine Hydrochloride and 0.9% Normal Saline in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of continuous local anesthetic wound infusion to improve quality of recovery following ablative surgery and neck dissection. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Head and Neck Cancer
What is being tested?
0.5% Lidocaine Hydrochloride and 0.9% Normal Saline
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
80 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Mar 2024to 31 Dec 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Over age 18;
  • patients with head and neck cancer Undergoing ablative surgery and neck dissection.

Who cannot join

  • Patient refuse;
  • Relatively contraindications: severe heart, liver, or kidney dysfunction, coagulation dysfunction, and local anesthetic allergy history;
  • Intervention unlikely to be effective: drug abuse history, receiving other types of nerve block treatment;
  • Unlikely to complete the follow-up: alcoholism, planned to replace WeChat and phone within three months; the expected life span less than three months;
  • Unable to cooperate with the questionnaire and use the patient-controlled analgesia pump.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

About this study

Official title: Continuous Local Anesthetic Wound Infusion to Improve Quality of Recovery Following Ablative Surgery and Neck Dissection: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

The goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of continuous local anesthetic wound infusion to improve quality of recovery following ablative surgery and neck dissection.

Read the detailed description

Bilateral cervical plexus catheters are convenient and safe to place under the direct vision of the surgeons during ablative and neck dissection. The investigators hypothesize that continuous local anesthetic wound infusion to block bilateral cervical plexus will improve quality of recovery following ablative surgery and neck dissection. The primary endpoint is the quality of recovery, which will be assessed using the 15-item quality of recovery questionnaire (QoR-15). Secondary endpoints include numeric pain scale, number and proportion of patients on salvage analgesics, Incidence of phrenic nerve block, Incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve block, length of post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) stay, length of post-operative hospital stay.

Being tested
0.5% Lidocaine Hydrochloride, 0.9% Normal Saline
Medical subject headings
Head and Neck Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 0.5% Lidocaine HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called CWI Block

    Prior to the end of neck dissection and any additional procedures, the bilateral catheter will be placed adjacent to the cervical plexus underneath the internal jugular vein, left in place for 24 hours and removed in a similar way to the Redon drainage by the surgeon. The CWI block will start immediately at a speed of 4ml/h containing 0.5% lidocaine hydrochloride + 1:400000 adrenaline.

  • 0.9% Normal SalineDrug

    Also called CWI Placebo

    Prior to the end of neck dissection and any additional procedures, the bilateral catheter will be placed adjacent to the cervical plexus underneath the internal jugular vein, left in place for 72 hours and removed in a similar way to the Redon drainage by the surgeon. The CWI placebo will start immediately at a speed of 4ml/h containing 0.9% normal saline + 1:400000 adrenaline.

Study groups in NCT06201039
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CWI BlockExperimentalPrior to the end of neck dissection and any additional procedures, the bilateral catheter will be placed adjacent to the cervical plexus underneath the internal jugular vein, left in place for 24 hours and removed in a similar way to the Redon drainage by the surgeon. The Continuous placebo Wound Infusion (CWI) will start immediately at a speed of 4ml/h containing 0.5% lidocaine hydrochloride + 1:400000 adrenaline. • Intervention: Drug: 0.5% lidocaine hydrochloride at 4ml/h.
Receives: Drug: 0.5% Lidocaine Hydrochloride
CWI PlaceboPlacebo comparatorControl Intervention: Patients in the control arm will undergo the CWI procedure as well. The infusion will contain 0.9% normal saline + 1:400000 adrenaline at 4ml/h. • Intervention: Drug: 0.9% normal saline at 4ml/h.
Receives: Drug: 0.9% Normal Saline

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Quality of Recovery

    The primary outcome will be the 15-item quality of recovery questionnaire (QoR-15).

    Measured: At 24 hours after surgery

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Postoperative salvage analgesics

    Patients will be asked to complete a daily diary for 72 hours that records their daily postoperative salvage analgesics.

    Measured: Up to 72 hours after surgery

  2. Phrenic nerve block

    Patients will be asked to complete a daily diary for 72 hours that records their daily dyspnea.

    Measured: Up to 72 hours after surgery

  3. Numeric rating scale (NRS) for pain

    Patients will be asked to complete a daily diary for 72 hours that records the numeric pain rating scale composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).

    Measured: Up to 72 hours after surgery

  4. Recurrent laryngeal nerve block

    Patients will be asked to complete a daily diary for 72 hours that records their daily hoarseness.

    Measured: Up to 72 hours after surgery

  5. Quality of Recovery

    The primary outcome will be the 15-item quality of recovery questionnaire (QoR-15).

    Measured: Up to 72 hours after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jan 2024
  2. Study start1 Mar 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Aug 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
80 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06201039
Sponsor's protocol ID
2022-091
Acronym
CLAWED
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
3 Apr 2023
Last updated
11 Jan 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Hinther A, Nakoneshny SC, Chandarana SP, Matthews TW, Hart R, Schrag C, Matthews J, McKenzie CD, Fick GH, Dort JC. Efficacy of Multimodal Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Mar 12;13(6):1266. doi: 10.3390/cancers13061266.

    PubMed 33809273
  • Gostian M, Loeser J, Albert C, Wolber P, Schwarz D, Grosheva M, Veith S, Goerg C, Balk M, Gostian AO. Postoperative Pain Treatment With Continuous Local Anesthetic Wound Infusion in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun 1;147(6):553-560. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.0327.

    PubMed 33830180
  • van den Beuken-van Everdingen MH, de Rijke JM, Kessels AG, Schouten HC, van Kleef M, Patijn J. Prevalence of pain in patients with cancer: a systematic review of the past 40 years. Ann Oncol. 2007 Sep;18(9):1437-49. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdm056. Epub 2007 Mar 12.

    PubMed 17355955
  • Wick EC, Grant MC, Wu CL. Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2017 Jul 1;152(7):691-697. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0898.

    PubMed 28564673
  • Kehlet H. Multimodal approach to control postoperative pathophysiology and rehabilitation. Br J Anaesth. 1997 May;78(5):606-17. doi: 10.1093/bja/78.5.606.

    PubMed 9175983
  • McLeod RS, Aarts MA, Chung F, Eskicioglu C, Forbes SS, Conn LG, McCluskey S, McKenzie M, Morningstar B, Nadler A, Okrainec A, Pearsall EA, Sawyer J, Siddique N, Wood T. Development of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guideline and Implementation Strategy Based on the Knowledge-to-action Cycle. Ann Surg. 2015 Dec;262(6):1016-25. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001067.

    PubMed 25692358
  • Tan M, Law LS, Gan TJ. Optimizing pain management to facilitate Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathways. Can J Anaesth. 2015 Feb;62(2):203-18. doi: 10.1007/s12630-014-0275-x. Epub 2014 Dec 10.

    PubMed 25501696
  • Ladha KS, Patorno E, Huybrechts KF, Liu J, Rathmell JP, Bateman BT. Variations in the Use of Perioperative Multimodal Analgesic Therapy. Anesthesiology. 2016 Apr;124(4):837-45. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001034.

    PubMed 26835644
  • Schwenk ES, Grant AE, Torjman MC, McNulty SE, Baratta JL, Viscusi ER. The Efficacy of Peripheral Opioid Antagonists in Opioid-Induced Constipation and Postoperative Ileus: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Nov/Dec;42(6):767-777. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000671.

    PubMed 29016552
  • Dort JC, Farwell DG, Findlay M, Huber GF, Kerr P, Shea-Budgell MA, Simon C, Uppington J, Zygun D, Ljungqvist O, Harris J. Optimal Perioperative Care in Major Head and Neck Cancer Surgery With Free Flap Reconstruction: A Consensus Review and Recommendations From the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Mar 1;143(3):292-303. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2981.

    PubMed 27737447
  • Telford RJ, Stoneham MD. Correct nomenclature of superficial cervical plexus blocks. Br J Anaesth. 2004 May;92(5):775; author reply 775-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeh550. No abstract available.

    PubMed 15113770
  • Petrucci E, Cofini V, Pizzi B, Coletta R, Blasetti AG, Necozione S, Fusco P, Marinangeli F. Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block in the Management of Persistent Postoperative Pain Post Carotid Endarterectomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial. Pain Physician. 2020 Jun;23(3):237-244.

    PubMed 32517389
  • Bhoi D, Bhatia R, Mohan VK, Thakar A, Kalagara R, Sikka K. Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block by Anterior Route for Perioperative Analgesia in Robotic Thyroidectomy by Retroauricular Approach: A Case Series. A A Pract. 2021 Aug 12;15(8):e01501. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001501.

    PubMed 34388135
  • Kim JS, Lee J, Soh EY, Ahn H, Oh SE, Lee JD, Joe HB. Analgesic Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus-Intercostal Plane Block and Ultrasound-Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block After Single-Incision Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;41(5):584-8. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000430.

    PubMed 27380104
  • Bu XS, Zhang J, Zuo YX. Validation of the Chinese Version of the Quality of Recovery-15 Score and Its Comparison with the Post-Operative Quality Recovery Scale. Patient. 2016 Jun;9(3):251-9. doi: 10.1007/s40271-015-0148-6.

    PubMed 26518201

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing 0.5% Lidocaine Hydrochloride and 0.9% Normal Saline in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Chen (+8613922106109, 153856346@qq.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Quality of Recovery (time frame: At 24 hours after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06201039, which also lists 15 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jan 2024.

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