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Lung DiseasesNCT03960762

Erector Spinae Plane Block or Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block Following Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

A study testing ESP block (Group ESP) and SAP block (Group SAP) in people with Lung Diseases, run by Medipol University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been evaluated as the standard surgical procedure for lung surgery. Although VATS is less painful than thoracotomy, patients may feel severe pain during the first hours at postoperative period. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Lung Diseases
What is being tested?
ESP block (Group ESP) and SAP block (Group SAP)
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Nov 2018to 15 Nov 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II
  • Scheduled for VATS under general anesthesia

Who cannot join

  • Bleeding diathesis
  • Receiving anticoagulant treatment
  • Known local anesthetics and opioid allergy
  • Infection of the skin at the site of the needle puncture
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Patients who do not accept the procedure

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

    Istanbul, Bagcilar, 34070

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: COMPARISON OF ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK AND SERRATUS ANTERIOR PLANE BLOCK FOR POSTOPERATİVE ANALGESIA MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING VIDEO ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY

Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been evaluated as the standard surgical procedure for lung surgery. Although VATS is less painful than thoracotomy, patients may feel severe pain during the first hours at postoperative period. Analgesia management is very important for these patients in postoperative period since insufficient analgesia can cause pulmonary complications such as atelectasis, pneumonia and increased oxygen consumption. The ultrasound (US) guided erector spina plane (ESP) block is a novel interfacial plan block defined by Forero et al. at 2016. ESP block provides thoracic analgesia at T5 level and abdominal analgesia at T7-9 level. Visualization of sonoanatomy with US is easy, and the spread of local anesthesic agents can be easily seen under the erector spinae muscle. Thus, analgesia occurs in several dermatomes with cephalad-caudad way. US-guided serratus anterior plane (SAP) block provides effective analgesia in anterior, posterior and lateral dermatomes of thorax. It has been reported that SAP block provides effective postoperative pain management following thoracotomy, breast surgery and VATS. There is no clinical randomized study evaluating the efficacy of ESP block and SAP block following VATS in the literature.

Read the detailed description

Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been evaluated as the standard surgical procedure for lung surgery. The advantages of VATS procedures compared with open thoracotomy are rapid recovery, short hospital stay and low complication risk. Although VATS is less painful than thoracotomy, patients may feel severe pain during the first hours at postoperative period. Analgesia management is very important for these patients in postoperative period since insufficient analgesia can cause pulmonary complications such as atelectasis, pneumonia and increased oxygen consumption.

The ultrasound (US) guided erector spina plane (ESP) block is a novel interfacial plan block defined by Forero et al. at 2016. ESP block provides thoracic analgesia at T5 level and abdominal analgesia at T7-9 level. The ESP block contains a local anesthetic injection into the deep fascia of erector spinae. This area is away from the pleural and neurological structures and thus minimizes the risk of complications due to injury. Visualization of sonoanatomy with US is easy, and the spread of local anesthesic agents can be easily seen under the erector spinae muscle. Thus, analgesia occurs in several dermatomes with cephalad-caudad way. Cadaveric studies have shown that the injection spreads to the ventral and dorsal roots of the spinal nerves and creates sensory blockade in both posterior and anterolateral thorax. In the literature, it has been reported that ESP block provides effective analgesia after open heart surgery, breast surgery and ventral hernia repair in randomized controlled studies about ESP block efficiency for postoperative analgesia management. In some case series and case reports it has been reported that ESP block provides effective analgesia after thoracotomy and VATS. Furthermore, it has been reported that it provides effective analgesia in chronic and persistant pain syndromes of thorax.

US-guided serratus anterior plane (SAP) block is an interfascial plane block and was described by Blanco in 2013. A local anesthetic solution is performed into the fascial plane of serratus anterior muscle. It is easy to perform and has low complication rate because it is far away from the important neurological and vascular structures. The serratus anterior muscle may be seen easily with US guidance in the mid-axillary line. It provides effective analgesia in anterior, posterior and lateral dermatomes of thorax. It has been reported that SAP block provides effective postoperative pain management following thoracotomy, breast surgery and VATS. There is no clinical randomized study evaluating the efficacy of ESP block and SAP block following VATS in the literature.

The aim of this study is to compare US-guided ESP block and SAP block for postoperative analgesia management after VATS. The primary aim is to compare perioperative and postoperative opioid consumption and the secondary aim is to evaluate postoperative pain scores (VAS), adverse effects related with opioids (allergic reaction, nausea, vomiting) and complications due to blocks (pneumothorax, hematoma).

Conditions
Lung Diseases
Being tested
ESP block (Group ESP), SAP block (Group SAP)
Keywords
Video assisted thoracic surgery, Postoperative pain management, Erector spina plane block, Serratus anterior plane block
Medical subject headings
Lung Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ESP block (Group ESP)Other

    In group A, ESP block will be performed. US probe will be placed longitudinally 2-3 cm lateral to the T5 transverse process. From superior to inferior, three muscles will be visualized on the hyperechoic transverse process; trapezius (upper), rhomboideus major (middle), erector spinae (lower). The block needle will be inserted cranio caudal direction and then for correction of the needle 5 ml saline will be injected deep into the erector spina muscle fascia. Following confirmation of the correct position of the needle 20 ml %0.25 bupivacaine will be administered for block

  • SAP block (Group SAP)Other

    In group B, after lateral positioning, US probe will be placed in a sagittal plane over the midclavicular region of the thoracic cage. Then the 7th rib will be identified in the midaxillary line, followed by the identification of the following muscles overlying the 6th rib: the latissimus dorsi (superficial and posterior), teres major (superior), and serratus muscle (deep and inferior). The needle will be inserted in-plane with respect to the ultrasound probe targeting the plane superficial to the serratus anterior muscle. 5 ml saline will be enjected for correction. Following confirmation of the correct position of the needle 20 ml %0.25 bupivacaine will be administered for block.

Study groups in NCT03960762
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group A = ESP groupActive comparatorESP block (Group ESP) will be performed in the preoperative block room. Patients will be administered ibuprofen 400 mgr IV every 8 hours in the postoperative period. The PCA device prepared with 10 mcg/ ml fentanyl will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 20 mcg bolus without infusion dose, 20 min lockout time and 4 hour limit.
Receives: Other: ESP block (Group ESP)
Group B = SAP groupActive comparatorSAP block (Group SAP) will be performed in the preoperative block room. Patients will be administered ibuprofen 400 mgr IV every 8 hours in the postoperative period. The PCA device prepared with 10 mcg/ ml fentanyl will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 20 mcg bolus without infusion dose, 20 min lockout time and 4 hour limit.
Receives: Other: SAP block (Group SAP)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Opioid consumption by the patients at postoperative 24 hours period

    Fentanyl using

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hours

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Postoperative pain scores

    Postoperative pain assessment will be performed using the VAS score (0 = no pain, 10 = the most severe pain felt). The VAS scores at rest and during cough will be recorded at postoperative 0, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours.

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hours period

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 May 2019
  2. Study start1 Nov 2018
  3. Primary completion15 Nov 2019
  4. Study completion15 Nov 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Fifty patients aged 18-65 years old with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II and scheduled for VATS under general anesthesia will be included in the study. Patients with a history of bleeding diathesis, receiving anticoagulant treatment, known local anesthetics and opioid allergy, infection of the skin at the site of the needle puncture, pregnancy or lactation, and patients who do not accept the procedure will be excluded from the study. Randomization will be achieved using a randomizing computer program. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups (Group A = ESP group, Group B = SAP group) including 25 patients each, before entering the operating room.
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03960762
Sponsor's protocol ID
Medipol Mega
Status last verified
Dec 2019
First submitted
21 May 2019
Last updated
20 Dec 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared

Publications

  • Forero M, Adhikary SD, Lopez H, Tsui C, Chin KJ. The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;41(5):621-7. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000451.

    PubMed 27501016
  • Gurkan Y, Aksu C, Kus A, Yorukoglu UH, Kilic CT. Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block reduces postoperative opioid consumption following breast surgery: A randomized controlled study. J Clin Anesth. 2018 Nov;50:65-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.06.033. Epub 2018 Jul 2.

    PubMed 29980005
  • Blanco R, Parras T, McDonnell JG, Prats-Galino A. Serratus plane block: a novel ultrasound-guided thoracic wall nerve block. Anaesthesia. 2013 Nov;68(11):1107-13. doi: 10.1111/anae.12344. Epub 2013 Aug 7.

    PubMed 23923989
  • Okmen K, Metin Okmen B. Evaluation of the effect of serratus anterior plane block for pain treatment after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2018 Aug;37(4):349-353. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2017.09.005. Epub 2017 Oct 12.

    PubMed 29033355

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ESP block (Group ESP) and SAP block (Group SAP) in people with Lung Diseases, run by Medipol University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Dec 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Opioid consumption by the patients at postoperative 24 hours period (time frame: Postoperative 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03960762, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Dec 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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