NCT03691935

Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB): in Patients Undergoing Surgery Through a Flank or Anterior Subcostal Incision.

Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB): A New Technique for Perioperative Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Surgery Through a Flank or Anterior Subcostal Incision.

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Using a randomized double-blinded study design, the study goal is to evaluate the superiority of Erector Spinae Plane block (ESPB) in the peri-operative pain management of patients undergoing surgery through a flank or anterior subcostal incision as compared to the standard of care of using IV and oral opiates.

Detailed description

40 subjects will be randomized in to 2 groups, with 20 in each group. * Group 1. Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) (containing Ropivacaine) * Group 2. Sham Erector spinae plane block. (SESPB) (with normal saline)

Conditions

• Nephrectomy
• Partial Nephrectomy
• Incision Site Discomfort

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ropivacaine	Erector Spinae Block with ropivacaine infusion with standard of care analgesics for perioperative pain control
DRUG	Normal saline	Erector Spinae Block with saline infusion with standard of care analgesics for for perioperative pain control

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-28
• Primary completion: 2024-01-19
• Completion: 2024-02-02
• First posted: 2018-10-02
• Last updated: 2025-02-10
• Results posted: 2025-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study