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- A clinical trial in India found that a dual stellate ganglion block procedure may reduce anxiety symptoms in patients who do not respond to standard treatment.
- The randomised controlled trial, led by doctors at SMSIMSR in Chickballapur, involved 63 patients with treatment-resistant anxiety, 42 of whom received the procedure.
- The procedure involves injecting a local anaesthetic and steroid mixture into nerves in the neck on both sides, with the second block given within a week of the first.
- Patients who received the real procedure showed a significantly greater reduction in anxiety symptoms than those given a sham treatment, and no serious side effects were reported.
- The findings could offer a valuable additional option for patients with difficult-to-treat anxiety, though larger studies are needed to confirm the results and determine how long the benefits last.
What to watch next
- Larger multi-centre studies to confirm the trial's findings.
- Research on how long the benefits of the procedure last beyond 12 weeks.
- Further study of the mechanism by which the block may reduce anxiety.
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“Persistent anxiety is not just in the head. The body’s stress alarm can remain stuck in the ‘on’ position. Our research helps to reset this stress response, offering hope to people whose anxiety has not responded to standard treatments”
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…of the neck, with the second block given between 24 hours and seven days after the first. The researchers said that reducing excessive activity in the sympathetic nervous system may help ease some symptoms of anxiety. “ Persistent anxiety is not just in the head. The body’s stress alarm can remain stuck in the ‘on’ position. Our research helps to reset this stress response, offering hope to people whose anxiety has not responded to standard treatments ,” Dr. Niraj said. He stressed that SGB was not intended to replace psychological therapy or medication. “It provides another valuable option for patients with poorly controlled anxiety,” he said. The procedure was…
“It provides another valuable option for patients with poorly controlled anxiety”
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…to reset this stress response, offering hope to people whose anxiety has not responded to standard treatments,” Dr. Niraj said. He stressed that SGB was not intended to replace psychological therapy or medication. “ It provides another valuable option for patients with poorly controlled anxiety ,” he said. The procedure was generally well tolerated by the patients in the study. None of the adverse events reported in the SGB group was serious. Temporary hoarseness lasting one to three hours was reported by 14…
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