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Comparison between Erector Spinae plain block and General Anaesthesia for Video Assisted Thoracoscopy

A PROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK VERSUS GENERAL ANAESTHESIA FOR PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING THORACOSCOPY

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/11/029336
Enrollment
40
Registered
2020-11-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plain Block: It is a novel regional anaesthesia technique of interfascial plain block type.Local Anaesthesia will be injected at T5 level in facia below

Sponsors

Ispat General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients posted for Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery having ASA grading I, II & III. BMI <30

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known allergy to local anaesthesia, local infection at the site of injection & patient refusal.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Erector spinae plain block is better than general anaesthesia in providing complete anaesthesia for patients undergoing thoracoscopy(VATS).Timepoint: Six Months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall patients satisfaction and long term complications, if any.Timepoint: One Year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Abhinav Shreeram

Ispat General Hospital

drm2006@rediffmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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