CompletedNot Applicable

Efficacy of Ipsilateral High Thoracic Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Thoracic Cancer Surgeries

Egypt76 participantsStarted 2022-08-12

Plain-language summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound guided Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) in controlling post thoracotomy ipsilateral shoulder pain.

Age range18 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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✓. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class I and II.
✓. Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 60 Years.
✓. Patients undergoing thoracic surgery e.g.: metastatectomy, lobectomy, pneumonectomy or pleuro-pneumonectomy.

✕. Patient refusal.
✕. Local infection at the puncture site.
✕. Coagulopathy with the international normalized ratio (INR) ≥ 1.6: hereditary (e.g. hemophilia, fibrinogen abnormalities and deficiency of factor II) - acquired (e.g. impaired liver functions with prothrombin concentration less than 60 %, vitamin K deficiency \& therapeutic anticoagulants drugs).
✕. Unstable cardiovascular disease.
✕. History of psychiatric and cognitive disorders.
✕. Patients allergic to medication used.

Percentage of patients with ipsilateral shoulder pain.

Timeframe: one hour postoperatively

NCT IDNCT05238688

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-01