NCT04751552

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.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Antonius Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

Sixty patients planned for thoracoscopic pulmonary surgery are randomly assigned to an erector spinae plane block (ESPB) with levobupivacaine (intervention group) or 0,9% saline (control group). ESPB is performed under general anaesthesia before surgery. Postoperative pain medication incudes acetominophen, NSAIDs en parenteral morphine (patient controlled analgesia). Following surgery pain intensity (numeric rating scale) is registered at the recovery ward one hour after surgery. Furthermore, pain intensity is registered 2,4,8, 12 hours after the operation. On the first postoperative day, pain intensity is registered at 8.00 o'cock AM and 8.00 o'clock PM. Opioid consumption is registered as a second parameter of postoperative pain.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain
• Thoracic Neoplasms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Erector Spinae Plane Block (for postoperative pain relief)	A ultrasound guided single bolus injection of 20 ml of levobupivacaine or placebo between the erector spinae muscle and process transversus of vertebra T5.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-21
• Primary completion: 2023-09-01
• Completion: 2023-09-02
• First posted: 2021-02-12
• Last updated: 2023-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands