Comparison between Ultrasound guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block and Thoracic Erector Spinae block for Post Thoracotomy Pain

Comparison between Ultrasound guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block and Thoracic Erector Spinae block for Post Thoracotomy Pain: A Randomized Prospective Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202302491451057

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-08

Start date

2023-02-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Surgery Anaesthesia

Interventions

Erector Spinae Block

External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients scheduled for Thoracic surgery aged between 21- 65 years of both genders - ASA physical status I and II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal presence of Infection at the injection site patients with a history of allergy to local anesthetics coagulopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total opioid consumption in the first 24 hours after surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• Time to first rescue analgesic demand after surgery.;• Numeric Rating Score (NRS) during rest and with coughing;• Complications occur as (hypotension, pneumothorax, Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST)).	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactamgad elsheikh

lecturer of anesthesia and surgical icu

amgad.elsheikh@gmail.com+201099204343

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026