Phase
Condition
N/ATreatment
Percutaneous stellate ganglion block (PSGB)
Clinical Study ID
All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
- age ≥ 18 years,
- presence of arrhythmic storm defined as more than three sustained ventriculararrhythmias in 24 hours refractory to the standard medical treatment.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- A previous history of cardiac sympathicectomy
- Having a neck judged unsuitable for the procedure (previous neck surgery, previousburns, presence of large scars, thyroid goiter) Both the two approaches present in literature and commonly used for this technique areallowed for the study:
- The "anatomical" approach which consist in the identification of the Chassaignac'stubercle that represents the point of needle insertion
- The "echo-guided" approach Regardless to the approach (anatomical or echo-guided) thedoctor will be able to choose, according to the clinical characteristics of thepatients, whether to perform a single shot injection of anesthetic or a continuousinfusion of anesthetic. In the second case a catheter will be left in place andconnected to an infusion pump.
Study Design
Study Description
Connect with a study center
A.O. SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria.
Alessandria, AL
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Ospedale Maggiore di Bologna
Bologna, BO
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, PV 27100
ItalyActive - Recruiting
P.O. "San Michele" dell'ARNAS "G. Brotzu" di Cagliari
Cagliari,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Istituto clinico Humanitas Mater Domini di Castellanza
Castellanza,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Ospedale San Biagio di Domodossola
Domodossola,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto.
Grosseto,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Martino" di Messina.
Messina,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Milan,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda di Milano
Milano,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità di Novara
Novara,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia - Perugia
Perugia,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata di Roma
Roma,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Ospedale Fatebenefratelli di Roma.
Roma,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Ospedale Molinette di Torino
Torino,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata - Verona
Verona,
ItalyActive - Recruiting
Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino
Lugano,
SwitzerlandActive - Recruiting
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