Pain scores reduction with the use of ultrasound-guided paracervical nerve block in patients with cervical cancer undergoing intracavitary brachytherapy: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To determine the safety and effectiveness of ultrasound-guided paracervical nerve blocks for the painless treatment of patients with cervical cancer post-implantation.

Design

Single-center randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University (July 2023 to October 2023).

Trial number

ChiCTR2300071580 [https://clin.larvol.com/trial-detail/ChiCTR2300071580].

Patients

Eighty patients with cervical cancer underwent post-implantation treatment.

Interventions

Patients receiving and not receiving paracervical nerve blocks (Groups T and C, respectively) were randomly allocated.

Measurements

Primary measures included visual analog scale (VAS) scores and patient body movement scores at various stages, includ

SUBMITTER: Rong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500884 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature