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ESPB Combined With Intercostal Nerve Block in VATs

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Seoul National University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Treatments

Procedure: ESPB and Intercostal nerve block
Procedure: Intercostal nerve block

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03949790
2019-107

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized prospective trial to test the effect of additional Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) with intercostal nerve block during video assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Full description

A prospective randomized trial which aims to evaluate effect of peripheral nerve block for pain management, the Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) in patients undergoing video assisted thoracoscopic surgery with intercostal nerve block.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Wedge Resection or Lobectomy under VATS approach.

Exclusion criteria

  • Age < 20 years
  • Patients who has anatomical abnormality in any spine
  • Patients who has skin infection near to be the present procedure site
  • Intercostal nerve block is not performed during surgery
  • Previous lung surgery history of affected side

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Quadruple Blind

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Intercostal block with ESPB
Active Comparator group
Description:
Performed ESPB in VATs with intercostal nerve block
Treatment:
Procedure: ESPB and Intercostal nerve block
Intercostal block without ESPB
Active Comparator group
Description:
Not Performed ESPB in VATs with intercostal nerve block
Treatment:
Procedure: Intercostal nerve block

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Tae Kyong Kim, Md, phD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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