Rectus Sheath Block in Cardiac Surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05833048

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-27

Start date

2024-07-29

Completion date

2026-12-31

Last updated

2026-07-31

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Conditions

Cardiac Disease, Postoperative Pain

Keywords

cardiac surgery, regional anesthesia

Brief summary

This is a prospective, randomized study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of post-surgical pain control of a type of peripheral nerve block, Rectus Sheath Block. 1. Does the rectus sheath block decrease opioid consumption postoperatively after cardiac surgery? 2. Does the rectus sheath block decrease VAS pain scores postoperatively after cardiac surgery? Study participants will be assigned to receive either rectus sheath block or no block.

Interventions

PROCEDURERectus sheath block

Participants will receive an ultrasound guided rectus sheath block with local anesthetic

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Adults 18-85 years old 2. Scheduled to undergo cardiac procedures involving chest tubes 3. Male or female

Exclusion criteria

* An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. ASA class V 2. Urgent or emergent surgery 3. Contraindications to administration of local anesthesia (e.g. local anesthetic allergy) 4. History of substance abuse or chronic opioid use 5. Patient refusal or inability to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Opioid consumption	72 hours postoperatively	Amount of opioid consumption required postoperatively
VAS pain scores	72 hours postoperatively	VAS pain scores (1-10, 1 being no pain and 10 being worst pain) recorded postoperatively

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Length of stay in ICU	72 hours	Amount of time spent in ICU postoperatively
Length of hospital stay	72 hours	Length of time spent in hospital postoperatively
Time to extubation	72 hours	Length of time requiring postoperative mechanical ventilation

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTAli Shariat, MD

AliNima.Shariat@mountsinai.org212-523-2500

CONTACTHimani Bhatt, DO

himani.bhatt@mountsinai.org212-523-2500

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 1, 2026