NCT03729427

Rib Microtia and the Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block

Erector Spinae Plane Block for Rib Cartilage Graft Reconstruction Surgery

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The erector spinae plane block is a novel regional anesthetic technique that allows for analgesia of the thorax and abdomen with a peripheral nerve block. This study is being performed to assess the effectiveness of this technique in reducing post-operative pain scores and opiate requirements in pediatric and adult patients undergoing rib cartilage grafting surgeries.

Conditions

• Microtia, Congenital
• Microtia
• Anesthesia, Local
• Anesthesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Erector Spinae Plane Block	Erector Spinae Plane block for patents undergoing rib cartilage grafting surgeries

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-01
• Primary completion: 2026-11-01
• Completion: 2026-11-01
• First posted: 2018-11-02
• Last updated: 2025-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States