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Comparing Numbing Techniques in Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Summary
This study seeks to determine whether adjunct regional nerve blocks reduce pain and anxiety in adult patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery for face and scalp skin cancers. Participants will be randomized to one of two arms: (1) placebo regional nerve block with sterile normal saline or (2) adjunct regional nerve block with lidocaine. All patients receive local infiltration with lidocaine for complete anesthesia.
Official title: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Adjunct Nerve Blocks in Mohs Micrographic Surgery on the Face and Scalp
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2026-01-27
Completion Date
2026-07-31
Last Updated
2026-01-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Nerve Block
0.45% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine
Placebo Nerve Block
Sterile normal saline
Locations (1)
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States