NCT05044858

Ultrasound-Guided Mid-Point Transverse Process to Pleura Block for Thoracotomy Incisions

Analgesic Efficacy of Pre-emptive Ultrasound-Guided Mid-Point Transverse Process to Pleura Block for Patients Undergoing Posterolateral Thoracotomy Incisions: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is designed to investigate the analgesic efficacy of pre-emptive ultrasound-guided midpoint transverse process to pleura (MTP) block for posterolateral thoracotomy in cardiothoracic surgeries.

Detailed description

Preemptive preoperative analgesia was first proposed, over the years it has been gradually regarded as an intervention given before incision, facilitating mobilization and functional rehabilitation after surgery, reducing postoperative opioid consumption, decreasing the incidence of adverse events and improving patient satisfaction. The Mid Transverse Process to Pleura block, described by Costach et al. involves deposition of drug midway between the transverse process and pleura. Costach et al. postulated that the local anesthetic deposited at this point may reach the paravertebral space through several possible mechanisms, such as spread medially through the gap between the superior costotransverse ligament (SCTL) and vertebral bodies, through fenestrations in SCTL, and laterally through the internal intercostal membrane

Conditions

• Pre-emptive
• Postoperative Pain
• Thoracotomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Midpoint transverse process block group	After marking the level of the incision by surgeon (commonly T5- T6) The patient will be situated in the lateral position, the block area will be sterilized with povidine-iodine, and high -frequency linear ultrasound probe will be placed oblique parasagittally 3 cm lateral to the spinous process at the level of skin incision. 100-mm short bevel echogenic needle (Contiplex, B.Braun, Germany) will be inserted in plane from cranial to caudal direction. The desired end point of the needle tip will be the midpoint of the line between the posterior border of transverse process and the pleura titrated bolus of 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine and dexamethazone 8 mg will be injected at the target site. At end of the surgery general anaesthesia will be stopped with reversal of muscle relaxation and awakening of patient
PROCEDURE	Sham group	General anesthesia will be induced with the same protocol and MTP block will be done but with injection of placebo (2 ml normal saline) instead of local anesthetic . On arrival to the PACU postoperative Numerical Rating scale at rest and coughing will be recorded, analgesia will be maintained with intravenous paracetamol 1 g every 8 h and required additional rescue analgesia (morphine) at any time will be calculated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-24
• Primary completion: 2022-09-20
• Completion: 2022-09-20
• First posted: 2021-09-16
• Last updated: 2021-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt