NCT05833048

Rectus Sheath Block in Cardiac Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a prospective, randomized study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of post-surgical pain control of a type of peripheral nerve block, Rectus Sheath Block. 1. Does the rectus sheath block decrease opioid consumption postoperatively after cardiac surgery? 2. Does the rectus sheath block decrease VAS pain scores postoperatively after cardiac surgery? Study participants will be assigned to receive either rectus sheath block or no block.

Conditions

• Cardiac Disease
• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Rectus sheath block	Participants will receive an ultrasound guided rectus sheath block with local anesthetic

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-29
• Primary completion: 2026-03-30
• Completion: 2026-09-07
• First posted: 2023-04-27
• Last updated: 2025-09-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States