The Use of Serratus Block for Cardiac Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Surgery

• Registration Number: NCT03237546
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized, un-blinded study is to determine if serratus blocks or Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)-alone (no block) offer patients adequate pain relief. This study will compare two standard of care pain management options and the patients narcotic requirements in the immediate postoperative period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-17
• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-31
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-02
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-13
• Study Completion: 2017-11-13
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients over the age of 18 years of age undergoing robotic cardiac surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are not candidates for serratus block

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Amount of intravenous opiates used during the immediate postoperative period	24 Hours	The primary endpoint of the study will be comparison of the amount of intravenous opiates used during the immediate postoperative period between the 2 groups, the group receiving general anesthesia with the serratus block and the group receiving general anesthesia alone.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States