NCT06431880

External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Post Thoracotomy Pain

External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Post Thoracotomy Pain: A Randomized Non-inferiority Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of analgesia achieved by external oblique intercostal plane block (EOIPB)and thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing open thoracotomy.

Detailed description

Acute thoracotomy pain is multifactorial in nature. It involves nociceptive and neuropathic mechanisms originating from somatic and visceral afferents. The main sources of pain are intercostal nerves, the vagus nerve and phrenic nerve in the pleura, the superficial cervical plexus, and the brachial plexus in the ipsilateral shoulder.

Conditions

• External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block
• Thoracic Paravertebral Block
• Post Thoracotomy Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	External oblique intercostal plane block	Patients will receive external oblique intercostal plane block
OTHER	Thoracic paravertebral block	Patients will receive thoracic paravertebral block

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-30
• Primary completion: 2025-06-01
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2024-05-29
• Last updated: 2025-08-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt