# REDUCE Trial: Perineural Dexamethasone on Scalp Nerve Blocks

> **NCT04648358** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Beijing Tiantan Hospital** · enrollment: 156 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Pain
- Craniotomy
- Dexamethasone
- Scalp Nerve Blocks

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Bupivacaine
- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone combined with bupivacaine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04648358
- **Lead sponsor:** Beijing Tiantan Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-12-13
- **Primary completion:** 2023-01-02
- **Final completion:** 2023-01-02
- **Target enrollment:** 156 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04648358

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04648358, "REDUCE Trial: Perineural Dexamethasone on Scalp Nerve Blocks". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04648358. Licensed CC0.

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