Transverse Thoracic Plane Block in the Pediatric Cardiac Patient

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04138745

Acronym

TTPPCT

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-10-24

Start date

2018-01-01

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2021-09-09

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Conditions

Congenital Heart Disease, Pain, Acute

Brief summary

Postoperative pain after cardiothoracic surgery can be a significant problem interfering with recovery, yet difficult to manage due to the sedating effects of opiates. These patients frequently have associated postoperative pulmonary changes and are at risk of respiratory depression with opioid analgesia. The ultrasound-guided transversus thoracic muscle plane block (TTMPB) is a recently described regional anesthetic technique showing improvements in postoperative pain management. Further investigation is needed to establish the potential of the TTMPB as an analgesic modality in congenital cardiothoracic surgery in patients under the age of 18.

Interventions

OTHERTransverse Thoracic Plane Block

A bilateral plane block in the transverse thoracic space

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

0 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Congenital Heart Surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Over 18

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Extubation	2 years	The amount of time until the patients are extubated in the ICU or OR.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Surgical Stress Response	2 years	HR response to incision
Opiate Usage	2 years	Amount of total opiates used for the heart surgery

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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