Clinical trial · Interventional
Ultrasound-guided Block for Thoracic Surgery Pain
Ultrasound-guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Thoracic Surgery Pain?
NCT03240562CI-TRIAL-00031846completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The investigators aimed to assess Ultrasounde- guided serratus anterior plane block can be effective in acute postoperative pain following thoracic surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Thoracic Cancer | Malignant Thoracic Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| patient controlled analgesia | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| serratus anterior plane block | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- IV-PCA group
- description
- no block performing, only use intravenous patient controled analgesia(IV-PCA)
- interventionNames
- Drug: patient controlled analgesia
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SAPB group
- description
- serratus anterior plane block(SAPB) and intravenous patient controled analgesia(IV-PCA)
- interventionNames
- Procedure: serratus anterior plane block
- Drug: patient controlled analgesia
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- opioid consumption
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: •undergoing thoracic surgery (lobectomy or segmentectomy) Exclusion Criteria: • allergy to any drugs chronic pain disease with medication psychologic disorder anti-depressant drug chronic kidney disease ( Cr over 2.0 mg/dl) coagulopathy
References
Publications (6)
- BACKGROUNDChu GM, Jarvis GC. Serratus Anterior Plane Block to Address Postthoracotomy and Chest Tube-Related Pain: A Report on 3 Cases. A A Case Rep. 2017 Jun 15;8(12):322-325. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000502. PMID 28614112
- BACKGROUNDDuceau B, Baubillier M, Bouroche G, Albi-Feldzer A, Jayr C. Pupillary Reflex for Evaluation of Thoracic Paravertebral Block: A Prospective Observational Feasibility Study. Anesth Analg. 2017 Oct;125(4):1342-1347. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002003. PMID 28489642
- BACKGROUNDLiu F, Zhang H, Zuo Y. Bilateral thoracic Paravertebral block for immediate postoperative pain relief in the PACU: a prospective, observational study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2017 Jul 5;17(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12871-017-0378-3. PMID 28679359
- BACKGROUNDTerkawi AS, Tsang S, Sessler DI, Terkawi RS, Nunemaker MS, Durieux ME, Shilling A. Improving Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Breast Surgery: A Mixed-Effects Meta-Analysis. Pain Physician. 2015 Sep-Oct;18(5):E757-80. PMID 26431130
- BACKGROUNDWildgaard K, Petersen RH, Hansen HJ, Moller-Sorensen H, Ringsted TK, Kehlet H. Multimodal analgesic treatment in video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy using an intraoperative intercostal catheter. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 May;41(5):1072-7. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr151. Epub 2011 Dec 21. PMID 22219442
- BACKGROUNDMadabushi R, Tewari S, Gautam SK, Agarwal A, Agarwal A. Serratus anterior plane block: a new analgesic technique for post-thoracotomy pain. Pain Physician. 2015 May-Jun;18(3):E421-4. PMID 26000690