Perioperative Thoracotomy Analgesia; Different Analgesic Modalities

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04264689

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-11

Start date

2020-03-02

Completion date

2020-11-03

Last updated

2020-12-07

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Conditions

Analgesia

Brief summary

the study aim is to compare the analgesic effect of thoracic epidural versus serratus plane block versus erector spinae block in thoracic surgeries

Detailed description

comparing the analgesic effect of thoracic epidural versus serratus plane block versus erector spinae block in thoracic surgeries regarding pain control and possible side effects

Interventions

PROCEDUREserratus anterior block

ultrasound guided block

PROCEDUREthoracic epidural

thoracic epidural

PROCEDUREerector spinae block

ultrasound guided block

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients scheduled for thoracotomy age 18-65

Exclusion criteria

* patient refusal coagulation defects abnormal kidney or liver functions local infection at site of block bone metastases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
visual analogue score	24 hours	minimum value 0 and maximum value 10

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
mean arterial blood pressure	24 hours	measurement of mean arterial blood pressure

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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