# Comparison of Systemic Opioid (Morphine) and Pre-Incision Bilateral Scalp Nerve Block for Pain Management in Craniotomy Patients

> **NCT07425678** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Aga Khan University** · enrollment: 62 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Supratentorial Tumors

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Scalp nerve block
- **DRUG:** Morphine
- **DRUG:** Lidocaine
- **DRUG:** Ropivacaine
- **DRUG:** Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07425678
- **Lead sponsor:** Aga Khan University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2025-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2025-07-01
- **Final completion:** 2025-09-30
- **Target enrollment:** 62 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07425678

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07425678, "Comparison of Systemic Opioid (Morphine) and Pre-Incision Bilateral Scalp Nerve Block for Pain Management in Craniotomy Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07425678. Licensed CC0.

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