Comparison of Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Combination of Deep and Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block

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Completed

• Conditions: Pain, Postoperative; Serratus Anterior Plane Block; Multimodal Analgesia; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

• Registration Number: NCT05106283
• Lead Sponsor: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become a common procedure in thoracic surgery. Severe postoperative pain may be encountered in patients undergoing VATS. Analgesic methods such as thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), intercostal block, serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) and erector spina plane block (ESPB) are widely used for VATS. Among these methods, ultrasound (US) guided TPVB is the most preferred method. In recent years, the frequency of application of plane blocks as a component of multimodal analgesia has been increased. ESPB and SAPB are some of them. There are two techniques for SAPB application. In Deep SAPB (DSAPB) application, local anesthetic agent is given under the serratus anterior muscle. In the Superficial SAPB (SSAPB) application, the local anesthetic agent is given above the serratus anterior muscle. Since it is done by entering from the same point in two applications, it is possible to perform these two applications at the same time with a single needle entry. The mechanisms of regional analgesia techniques used after thoracic surgery operations are also different from each other. Therefore, it may be possible to obtain a more effective analgesic effect in patients by combining the mechanism of action of DSAPB and SSAPB , as in the multimodal analgesia method. This study seeks to evaluate the effect of DSAPB and combined DSAPB-SSAPB pain after VATS.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-10-22
• Study First Submitted: 2021-10-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-10-22
• Study First Posted: 2021-11-03
• Primary Completion: 2022-07-20
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Study Completion: 2022-08-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 to 65 years old
• ASA physical status I-II-III
• BMI 18 to 30 kg/m2
• Elective video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient refusing the procedure
• Emergency surgery
• Chronic opioid or analgesic use

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Scores	48 hours after surgery	Pain will be assessed at rest and while coughing using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Pain assessment will be done at 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 16th, 24th and 48th hours after surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Morphine Consumption	24 hours after surgery	Morphine consumption for 24 hours will be recorded

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Atatürk Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey