Novel Pain Management technique- ultrasound guided anaesthesia injection for rib fractures

Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Multiple rib fractures-a Novel Pain Management technique - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067819

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: W19- Unspecified fall

Interventions

Intervention1: Serratus Anterior Block: Injection of local Anaesthetic in the Plane mentioned above 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine one dose Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with Multiple rib fractures 2.American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status I-IV

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal 2.Patients with significant neurological or respiratory diseases 3. Patients with BMI more than 40 4. Local anesthetic allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in pain scoresTimepoint: 2 hours and 12 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in ventilationTimepoint: 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Divya Vincent

Father Muller Medical College

djrexvin@fathermuller.in8971023187

Outcome results

None listed

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