Nerve block to improve sleep after brain injury surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a procedure called a stellate ganglion block, which is an injection near a nerve in the neck, to see if it can improve sleep quality in people with prolonged disorders of consciousness after brain injury, following a surgery to implant a spinal cord stimulator.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have a prolonged disorder of consciousness due to a brain injury.
- You are already scheduled for a surgery to implant a spinal cord stimulator.
- Your skull is intact.
- You have not received continuous sedation within 72 hours before the study starts.
- You do not have severe heart, lung, or kidney problems, or known allergies to local anesthetics.
Quick eligibility check
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