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Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Ultrasound Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Control Following Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgeries (VATS): Randomized Control Trial

NCT07360028 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Egypt tracker
Phase
Not applicable
Started
2025-12-01
Last updated
2026-01-22

Condition(s) studied

Post Operative Pain Control

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Erector Spinae (ESP) Block with Bupivacaine (Marcaine®)Serratus anterior plane block (SAP)

Erector Spinae (ESP) Block with Bupivacaine (Marcaine®): Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane block using 20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine.

Serratus anterior plane block (SAP): Ultrasound Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block using 20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine.

Study summary

The aim of the study is to compare the analgesic efficacy of Erector spinae plane block versus Serratus anterior plane block in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
25 Years
Max age
70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology physical status ASA I, II and III. * Patients aged between 25 and 70 years. * patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries (VATS), including pleurectomy, bullectomy, sympathectomy, esophagectomy, decortication, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients below age of 25 or above age of 70. * Patient refusal. * Allergy to local anesthetic drugs. * Bleeding or coagulation disorder. * Psychiatric disorders. * Infection at the needle entry site. * Renal impairment (creatinine \>1.5 ). * Hepatic impairment (Child B or C). * Patients with known Cortisol related diseases such as Cushing's Syndrome or Addison's Disease.

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Visual analogue scale for Assessing postoperative pain control — after ICU admission at 2, 4, 8, 16, 24 hours post operative.
    Assessing The difference in postoperative pain control between both groups as determined by assessing the visual analogue scale

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Ain-Shams University Hospitals Cairo Abbassia-Egypt Recruiting
Official registry record

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