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A Study to Compare Two Types of Pain Relief Methods for People Getting a Chest Tube

Serratus Plane Block Versus Local Anesthesia Infiltration in Patients Undergoing Intercostal Drain Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/086831
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-05-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: seratus plane block: : For the SPB group, a 9 to 13.0 MHz high-frequency linear array ultrasonic probe encased in sterile isolation film will be placed longitudinally on the chest wall

Sponsors

AIIMS Rishikesh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients who are 18 yrs or more who gives consent and having indication for an intercostal drainage insertion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are in altered mental status Patients having history of local anesthetic allergy Patients with infection at the insertion site Patients with deranged bleeding parameters Patients those who need emergency inter costal drainage tube insertion like tension pneumothorax and patients in severe Respiratory distress

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patients will be asked to score their average pain on a Numeric Pain Rating Scale 10 mm from 0-10 mm where 0 suggests no pain and 10 suggests extreme pain at 4th hr.Timepoint: 4th hr—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. NRS score Timepoint: 8th and 12 th hr—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSarath S Nair

AIIMS Rishikesh

poonam.em@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in84477987835

Outcome results

None listed

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