Trigger point injections during planned neck surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Genetic & congenital, Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether adding “trigger point” numbing shots to sore neck muscles during planned neck surgery is safe and helpful. It may help reduce pain or improve comfort after surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are having planned (elective) surgery in the front of your neck
- This is not an emergency surgery
- You do not have an allergy to local anesthetic (numbing medicine)
- You are not on long-term opioid pain medicines (except tramadol or codeine)
- Your surgery does not have a serious unexpected problem during the operation
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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