Comparison of the effect of spinal erector plane block versus preoperatively extrapleural inserted catheter in postoperative pain control in mini-invasive cardiac surgery

Efficacy of erector spinae plane block versus extrapleural catheter analgesia for postoperative pain control in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN80252380

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-14

Start date

2026-02-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Acute postoperative pain following minimally invasive cardiac surgery Signs and Symptoms

Interventions

Randomisation is performed using a computer-generated random allocation sequence with permuted blocks of variable size (4 and 8). Allocation concealment is ensured using sequentially numbered, opaque,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged between 18 and 80 years 2. Scheduled for mini-invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) via thoracotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Body mass index less than 18 or greater than 30 kg/m2 2. Emergency or redo surgery 3. Contraindications to the use of regional blocks 4. Diagnosed psychiatric disorder 5. History of opioid addiction 6. With chronic or neuropathic pain 7. Patient refusal

Countries

Czech Republic

Contacts

Public ContactJan Kunstyr

jan.kunstyr@vfn.cz+420 724828725

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026