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Comparing two pain relieving techniques (old method and newer methods) in patients undergoing heart valve surgery

Comparison of the bilateral thoracic paravertebral block with bilateral combined transversus thoracis muscle plane and subcostal transversus abdominis plane blocks in patients undergoing valvular heart surgery: A randomised control open labelled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/018040
Enrollment
50
Registered
2019-03-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I083- Combined rheumatic disorders of mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves Health Condition 2: I351- Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) insufficiency Health Condition 3: I350- Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis Health Condition 4: I352- Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis with insufficiency Health Condition 5: I359- Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorder, unspecified Health Condition 6: I340- Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) insufficiency Health Condition 7: I341- Nonrheumatic mitral (valv

Interventions

Intervention1: Combined Bilateral Transversus thoracis muscle plane blocks and Bilateral Subcostal Transversus abdominis plane blocks: Combined Bilateral Transversus thoracis muscle plane blocks and B

Sponsors

Sri Jayadeva institute of Cardiovascular sciences and research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients aged 18 to 65 years who scheduled for elective valvular heart surgery involving median sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal. 2. Allergy to local anesthetics. 3. Localized infection. 4. Coagulopathy / Bleeding diathesis 5. Patients on anticoagulants 6. Left Ventricular ejection fraction ( LVEF) 7. Combined valve replacement or repair with coronary artery bypass grafting 8. Emergency surgery 9. Redo surgery 10. Reexploration within 24 hours 11. Inability to understand pain scoring.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
to compare the analgesic efficacy of combined transversus thoracis muscle plane(TTP) block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) in patients undergoing elective valvular heart surgeries involving median sternotomyTimepoint: 24 hours post extubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to compare improvement in pulmonary function and oxygenationTimepoint: 24 hours post extubation

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ragavendran S

Sri Jayadeva institute of Cardiovascular sciences and research

dr.sragavendran@gmail.com919843994899

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026