Postoperative Analgesia With Erector Spinae Plane Block After Pectus Excavatum Repair in Children

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04081922

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-09

Start date

2020-02-10

Completion date

2023-12-30

Last updated

2022-05-05

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Conditions

Pectus Excavatum

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of erector spinae plane (ESP) block in children after pectus excavatum repair (nuss procedure).

Interventions

PROCEDUREErector spinae plane block

Using ultrasound, place the needle in the erector spinae fascia plane at T7-8 level. Then, 0.25% ropivacaine 0.5 ml is injected to confirm the needle location. After checking the location, 0.25% ropivacaine 0.5 ml/kg is administered. This procedure is repeated at contralateral side.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 30 children aged between 3 and 7 years who undergo Nuss bar insertion due to Pectus excavatum

Exclusion criteria

* Allergy to opioid * Allergy to local anesthetics * Disease in heart, lung, kidney, and liver * Coagulation disorder * Disease in central and peripheral nervous system

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain score	1 hour after surgery	The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) scale is used. FLACC scale is a measurement used to assess pain for children between the ages of 2 months and 7 years or individuals that are unable to communicate their pain. The scale is scored in a range of 0-10 with 0 representing no pain. The scale has five criteria, which are each assigned a score of 0, 1 or 2.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Fentanyl dosage (mcg/kg)	until hospital discharge (postoperative day 3)	Total dosage of fentanyl used postoperatively via patient controlled analgesia (mcg/kg)
Dose of rescue analgesics (mg/kg)	until hospital discharge (postoperative day 3	If additional analgesics are required due to uncontrolled pain, intravnous acetaminophen and ketocin can be administered.
Plasma concentration of ropivacaine	5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120 minutes after injection	Plasma concentration of ropivacaine after injection

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactJin-Tae Kim, MD, PhD

jintae73@gmail.com82-2-2072-3661

Outcome results

None listed

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