Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Combination of Rhomboid Intercostal and Sub-serratus Plan Block and Rhomboid Intercostal Block for Postoperative Analgesis in Video-assisted Thoracopic Surgery (VATS)

Uludag University1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentJuly 10, 2023

ConditionsPostoperative Analgesia

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Postoperative Analgesia
Sponsor: Uludag University
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Postoperative analgesia
Status: Active, not recruiting
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical study is to compare the effectiveness of the Rhomboid Intercostal Block and Sub-Servitus plan block and the effectiveness of the Rhomboid intercostal block in patients with video-supported thoracoscopic surgery. The main question it aims to answer is:

Which of these two blocks more effectively reduces the patients' pain?

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 10, 2023

End Date

August 2024

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Uludag University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Ferhat Ustuner

Research Assistant Doctor

Uludag University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients in American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classes I, II and III for whom VATS is planned

Exclusion Criteria

•Known or suspected local anesthetic allergy
•coagulopathy
•injection site infection
•history of thoracic surgery
•serious neurological or psychiatric disorder
•severe cardiovascular disease
•liver failure
•renal failure

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative analgesia

Time Frame: first 48 hours postoperatively

Patients' VAS scores and additional analgesic needs in the first 48 hours will be evaluated. VAS (visual pain scale) corresponds to a value between 0 and 10. A value of 0 means no pain, and a value of 10 is the most severe pain.