Clinical trial · Interventional
Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Intercostal Nerve Block for Postoperative Analgesia
Serratus Anterior Plane Block vs. Intercostal Nerve Block for Postoperative Analgesic Effect After Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: A Randomized Prospective Study
NCT04250272CI-TRIAL-00043109unknownN/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)
A prospective randomized controlled study was undertaken to compare the postoperative analgesic effect between ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block and intercostal nerve block after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analgesia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Postoperative Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracoscopic lobectomy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Serratus Anterior Plane Block
- description
- Serratus Anterior Plane Block was performed just before the start of surgery after anesthetic induction through ultrasound-guidance. 20ml of 0.375% ropivacaine was slowly injected between the fascia of serratus anterior and latissimus dorsi near 5th rib.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Thoracoscopic lobectomy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Intercostal Nerve Block
- description
- Intercostal Nerve Block was performed just before closing the surgical incision while looking directly at the affected intercostal space. 10ml of 0.375% ropivacaine was delivered evenly at anterior and posterior intercostal spaces from the port site.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Thoracoscopic lobectomy
Primary outcomes (5)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * lung cancer * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-III class * Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy Exclusion Criteria: * previous history of allergy to local anesthetics * psychological disorder * chronic analgesics or sedatives use * coagulopathy * The presence of systemic infection or local infection at injection site * Pregnancy
References
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