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Comparison of Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block

Comparison of the Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block on Postoperative Acute Pain in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05105282
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-11-03
Start date
2021-10-22
Completion date
2022-06-08
Last updated
2022-06-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative, Serratus Anterior Plane Block, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

Keywords

Postoperative Pain, Serratus Anterior Plane Block, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, VATS

Brief summary

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become a common procedure in thoracic surgery. Severe postoperative pain may be encountered in patients undergoing VATS. Analgesic methods such as thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), intercostal block, serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) and erector spina plane block (ESPB) are widely used for VATS. Among these methods, ultrasound (US) guided TPVB is the most preferred method. In recent years, the frequency of application of plane blocks as a component of multimodal analgesia has been increased. ESPB and SAPB are some of them. There are two techniques for SAPB application. In Deep SAPB (DSAPB) application, local anesthetic agent is given under the serratus anterior muscle. In the Superficial SAPB (SSAPB) application, the local anesthetic agent is given above the serratus anterior muscle. The mechanisms of regional analgesia techniques used after thoracic surgery operations are also different from each other. Therefore, in this study, the analgesic efficacy of two different methods, DSAPB and SSAPB, will be compared.

Interventions

PROCEDURETwo different blocks with same local anesthetic volume

Deep serratus anterior block and superficial serratus anterior plane block will be applied to the patients under real-time ultrasound guidance.

Sponsors

Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age between 18 and 65 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II-III * Body mass index between 18-30 kg/m2 * Patients undergoing elective video assiste thoracoscopic surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Patient refusing the procedure * History of chronic analgesic therapy * History of local anesthetic allergy * Infection in the intervention area * Patients with bleeding disorders * Emergency surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain Scores48 hours after surgeryPain will be assessed at rest and while coughing using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Pain assessment will be done at 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 16th, 24th and 48th hours after surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Morphine Consumption24 hours after surgeryMorphine consumption for 24 hours will be recorded

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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