Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block. for Thoracotomy in Pediatric Patients

Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block For Thoracotomy In Pediatric Patients: a Randomised Clinical Trial

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04933877

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-06-22

Start date

2021-03-01

Completion date

2023-04-30

Last updated

2022-10-13

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Conditions

Anesthesia

Keywords

Erector spinae block, Pediatric, serratus anterior plane block, Thoracotomy

Brief summary

This randomized controled trial is designed to compare efficacy and safty of serratus anterior plane block versus erector spinae plane block for thoracotomy in pediatric patients.

Interventions

PROCEDUREFascial plane block

Serratus anterior plane block

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

It is double-blinded study. it is blinded to the participants and medical staff who record medical data for the patients.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Years to 10 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 1 to 10-year-old * ASA I, II, and II

Exclusion criteria

* Patients whose parents or legal guardians refusing to participate. * Preoperative mechanical ventilation. * Preoperative inotropic drug infusion. * Known or suspected coagulopathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
post-operative fentanyl consumption	9 month	amount of fentanyl in mic consumed in the 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
FLACC score at 1,2,4,8,12,24 hours postoperatively	24 hours	FLACC score ( Face Leg Activity Cry Consolability ) it is pediatric observational 10-point scale Face, Leg, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) pain score. each point is given score between 0 and 2. the maximum score is 10 the lowest is 0
patient satisfaction	24 hours	satisfaction in numeric scale from1 to 5. 1 express the worst, and 5 express the best.
RASS score	24 hours	sedation score
intraoperative fentanyl consumption	24 hours	total dose of fentanyl given during the surgical procedure
Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) scale at 24 h postoperatively.	24 hours	Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) scale at 24 h postoperatively.
PONV	24 hours	post operative nausea and vomiting
time of first rescue analgesi	24 hours	duration of postoperative analgesia

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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