Effective Postoperative Pain Treatment After Sternotomy. Comparison of the Erector Spinae Plane Block vs Conventional Opioid Treatment

VUSCH/PostOperativePainTreatment1

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03915301

Acronym

VUSCH/POPT1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-16

Start date

2020-07-20

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2019-07-05

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Conditions

Pain Reliefe

Brief summary

Comparison of effect between Erector Spinae plane block and conventional opioid treatment after cardiac surgery

Detailed description

Comparison of effect between Erector Spinae plane block and conventional opioid treatment after cardiac surgery. In group A will be erector spinae plane block provided in the thoracic part of the body, under ultrasound control. In the group B will be analgesia provided by Pethidine. Numerical pain score will be recorded every 2 hours, also usage of analgetics will be recorded in both groups.

Interventions

PROCEDURESatisfaction assessed by the VAS [followed by its scale information in the Description]

Erector spinae plane block provided in thoracic part of spine, VAS scale 0-10

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Postoperative state after cardiac surgery, Serious pain NRS 8-10

Exclusion criteria

* disagreement

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Satisfaction with pain treatment assessed by the numerical rating scale VAS	12 hours	Pain assessed by VAS 0-10 score

Countries

Slovakia

Contacts

Primary ContactLadislav Kočan, MD, PhD

lkocan@vusch.sk00421907440250

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026