Clinical trial · Interventional
Erector Spinae Block for Thoracoscopic Surgery
Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Intensity in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
NCT04751552CI-TRIAL-00069563completedN/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)
This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of the erector spinae plane block with levobupivacaine and 0,9% saline on postoperative pain intensity, and opioid consumptions following thoracoscopic pulmonary 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 Neoplasms | Thoracic Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erector Spinae Plane Block (for postoperative pain relief) | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Levobupivacaine group
- description
- Patients receive an ESPB with the local anaesthetic levobupivacaine
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Erector Spinae Plane Block (for postoperative pain relief)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo group
- description
- Patients receive an ESPB with 0,9% saline
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Erector Spinae Plane Block (for postoperative pain relief)
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Pain intensity (numeric rating scale (NRS) (0=no pain up to 10=most pain imaginable) 2 hours after surgery.
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for thoracoscopic pulmonary sleeve resection or lobectomy * Age 18 years or older * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) health status class I-III * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication for regional analgesia (e.g. coagulopathy, infection at injection site) * Contraindication for NSAIDs * Chronic opioid use * Pregnancy
References
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