# Pilot Study of Stellate Ganglion Injection to Provide Relief From Hot Flushes

> **NCT00992914** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Northwestern University** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Hot Flashes
- Menopause

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Sympathetic nerve block with 1% lidocaine 1-2 ml
- **PROCEDURE:** Superficial subcutaneous injection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00992914
- **Lead sponsor:** Northwestern University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-02
- **Primary completion:** 2018-12
- **Final completion:** 2018-12
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00992914

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00992914, "Pilot Study of Stellate Ganglion Injection to Provide Relief From Hot Flushes". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00992914. Licensed CC0.

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