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A Study of Whether Pain-Blocking Injections Improve Recovery Speed and Patient Satisfaction After Lung Surgery

Quality of Recovery in Serratus Anterior Plane Block Using 0.5% Ropivacaine after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery : A Single-Center, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0011875
Enrollment
100
Registered
2026-04-20
Start date
2026-05-14
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

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : i) All procedures will be performed under a standardized general anesthesia protocol, and patients will enter the operating room without premedication. ii) Standard monitoring dev

Sponsors

Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy 2) Patients aged 19 years or older and younger than 84 years 3) Patients classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I, II, or III 4) Patients who provided written informed consent prior to participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a history of adverse reactions to local anesthetics 2) Patients with abnormal coagulation profiles (e.g., INR > 1.5) 3) Pregnant or breastfeeding patients 4) Patients with morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m²)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of recovery score (Quality of Recovery-15K Survey )

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NRS(Numeric rating scale) pain score;Total opioid consumption over 24 hours (measured in morphine milligram equivalents, MME);Additional opioid consumption administered in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU);Time to first analgesic administration after PACU discharge (defined as NRS > 5);Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJin Hee Ahn

Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center

blattblatt@naver.com+82-2-2001-1376

Outcome results

None listed

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