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Effect of local infiltration anesthesia of bupivacaine liposomal (LB) incision on the incidence of postoperative chronic pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with median sternal incision

Effect of local infiltration anesthesia of bupivacaine liposomal (LB) incision on the incidence of postoperative chronic pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with median sternal incision

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600124407
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-05-12
Start date
2026-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-18

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

Conditions

Chronic post-surgical pain

Interventions

Liposomal Bupivacaine Group:Local infiltration injection of Liposomal Bupivacaine (266mg, 20ml) at the median sternal incision and subcutaneous tissue by the surgeon after chest closure.
Control Group:Routine surgical chest closure and standard postoperative analgesic regimen, without local infiltration of drugs at the incision.

Sponsors

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older; 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-III; 3. Body mass index (BMI) 18-30 kg/m²; 4. Scheduled for elective median sternotomy cardiac surgery under general anesthesia; 5. Able to understand and willing to use tools such as the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to report pain; 6. Mentally alert, able to understand and cooperate with relevant examinations.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 2. Severe respiratory dysfunction; 3. History of chronic pain; 4. Severe heart, liver, or kidney dysfunction; 5. History of alcohol or drug abuse; 6. Use of narcotic analgesics within 3 days before surgery; 7. Perioperative use of stress-dose corticosteroids; 8. Chronic non-cardiac pain; 9. Allergy to anesthetic drugs; 10. Recent history of radiotherapy or chemotherapy; 11. Mental or language disorders; 12. History of thyroid disease or epilepsy; 13. Major postoperative bleeding or receiving secondary treatment; 14. Emergency surgery; 15. Patients unable to provide informed consent; 16. Patients unable to complete pain assessment scales.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative acute pain scores;Opioid consumption;Depression scores;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQi Zeyou, Zhang Zhiyi

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University

1755186598@qq.com+86 156 0124 3798

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 22, 2026