NCT04238455

Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Additional Pain Relief After Lung Surgery

Addition of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block to an Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Thoracoscopic Lung Resection: A Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if an anesthesia technique called serratus anterior plane block may provide additional pain relief for the chest wall after lung surgery. The study will evaluate the effect the serratus anterior plane block technique has on the need for opioids after surgery,the level of pain during recovery, and other aspects of recovery, like whether the patient has nausea and their ability to breathe deeply. The effects of the serratus anterior plane block will be compared to the effects of an inactive (sham) block.

Conditions

• Thoracic Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Sham serratus anterior plane block	The serratus anterior plane block will be performed by the anesthesiology team just prior to emergence from general anesthesia.
PROCEDURE	Serratus anterior plane block	The serratus anterior plane block will be performed by the anesthesiology team just prior to emergence from general anesthesia.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-22
• Primary completion: 2024-11-15
• Completion: 2024-11-15
• First posted: 2020-01-23
• Last updated: 2024-11-20

Locations

6 sites across 1 country: United States