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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN52716583
Date of registration: 28/11/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: James Cook University Hospital (UK)
Public title: The haemodynamic effect of superficial cervical plexus blockade in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy under general anaesthesia
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Date of first enrolment: 20/11/2005
Target sample size: 54
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN52716583
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled double blind trial (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: Gerard    Danjoux
Address:  Anaesthetic Department Cheriton House James Cook University Hospital Marton Road TS4 3BW Middlesbrough United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1642 850850 ext 4600
Email: gerard.danjoux@stees.nhs.uk
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients at James Cook University Hospital undergoing carotid endartectomy
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they:
1. Do not wish to take part
2. Are unfit for a general anaesthetic
3. Have a contraindication to either beta blockers or to being given a local anaesthetic block (e.g. local anaesthetic allergy and bleeding tendency)


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Blood pressure lability
Signs and Symptoms
Abnormal blood pressure reading
Intervention(s)
Patients will receive a superfical cervical plexus block with either 2 mg/kg of laevo-bupivacaine or a placebo block with the equivalent volume of saline
Primary Outcome(s)
Mean systolic blood pressures over the first 24 hours postoperatively.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Need for antihypertensive treatment
2. Need for pressor treatment
3. Cumulative dose of any vasoactive medication
4. Mean pain scores
5. Cumulative opiate requirements

Any cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or other major morbidity or mortality occuring during the time period and any complication potentially related to the superficial cervical plexus block will also be recorded.
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
James Cook University Hospital (UK) - Anaesthetic Department
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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