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Status unknownNCT04770961Updated Mar 3, 2021

Erector Spinae Plane Block for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

An interventional study of Erector spinae plane catheter with 0.5% Ropivacaine and Erector spinae plane catheter with saline in Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Insufficiency and Mitral Valve Prolapse, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-03-03.

Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2021), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this project is to study whether local anesthetic via the erector spinae plane (ESP) block may be beneficial in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS).

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This is a double blinded randomized controlled trial comparing a control group receiving cryoablation and sham block with an intervention group receiving cryoablation and ESP catheter. The primary outcome is total oral morphine equivalent (OME) consumption within the first 48 hours of recovery including intra-operative usage. Secondary outcomes to be evaluated would include pain scores, functional milestones like time to extubation, time to first PO intake, time to ambulation, time to chest tube removal, length of ICU and total hospital stay, complications, and patient satisfaction.

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Conditions studied

  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse

Keywords

  • mitral valve replacement
  • mitral valve repair
  • mitral valve surgery
  • erector spinae plane
  • minimally invasive surgery
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In context

Mitral Valve Insufficiency

459 studies on the registry are indexed under Mitral Valve Insufficiency; 148 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 61 across 274 interventional studies indexed under Mitral Valve Insufficiency.

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Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco is the lead sponsor of 2,132 studies on the registry; 375 are open to participants now.

Of its 262 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 196 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Elective mitral valve repair or replacement
  • Planned minimally invasive approach

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speaking
  • Emergency surgery
  • Planned or unplanned sternotomy
  • Previous history of sternotomy and cardiac surgery
  • Allergy to ropivacaine
  • Patients taking more than 60 OMEs per day
  • Patients with coagulopathy or taking anticoagulant with laboratory findings contraindicated for ESP catheter
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care provider)
Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Sham comparator
    Cryoablation

    1. Cryoablation of intercostal nerves + Sham ESP catheter with saline infusion.

    Procedure: Erector spinae plane catheter with saline

  • Experimental
    ESP + Cryoablation

    2. Cryoablation of intercostal nerves + ESP catheter with local anesthetic infusion.

    Procedure: Erector spinae plane catheter with 0.5% Ropivacaine

Interventions

  • ProcedureErector spinae plane catheter with 0.5% Ropivacaine

    Ultrasound guided, right sided, ESP catheter inserted at the level of T5. 20 cc injection of 0.5% Ropivacaine is injected at the time of catheter placement. Postoperatively, a programmed intermittent bolus infusion of 0.2% Ropivacaine will be delivered via the ESP catheter.

  • ProcedureErector spinae plane catheter with saline

    Ultrasound guided, right sided, ESP catheter inserted at the level of T5. 20 cc injection of saline is injected at the time of catheter placement. Postoperatively, a programmed intermittent bolus infusion of saline will be delivered via the ESP catheter.

    Also known as: Sham

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Total opiate consumption

    Total oral morphine equivalent (milligram) consumption within the first 48 hours of recovery including intra-operative usage, extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: 48 hours.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain score

    Pain Scores will be measured on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the score ranges from 0-10, zero indicating no pain and 10 indicating the worst pain, assessed by nursing staff, and extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: 48 hours

  2. Time to extubation.

    Length from ICU arrival to endotracheal extubation (minutes). If extubated in the operating room, the time will be 0 minute. Extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: Within 30 days from end of operation.

  3. Time to first oral intake

    Length from ICU arrival to the time of first oral intake (hours). Extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: Within 30 days from end of operation.

  4. Time to ambulation

    Length from ICU arrival to the time of first ambulation (hours). Extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: Within 30 days from end of operation.

  5. Time to chest tube removal

    Length from ICU arrival to the time of last chest tube removal (hours). Extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: Within 30 days from end of operation.

  6. Length of intensive care stay

    Length from ICU arrival to ICU discharge (hours). Extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: Within 30 days from end of operation.

  7. Length of hospital stay

    Length from ICU arrival to hospital discharge (Hours). Extracted from electronic medical record.

    Time frame: Within 30 days from end of operation.

  8. Patient self-reported experience with surgery and postoperative recovery

    Based on questionnaires regarding the patient's experience with the efficacy of pain control and the satisfaction with postoperative recovery with scores from 1 (not satisfied at all) to 5 (very satisfied) conducted over telephone or video conferencing.

    Time frame: 30 days after hospital discharge.

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 3, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04770961
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 25, 2021
Start date
Apr 1, 2021 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 30, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 3, 2021

Study contacts

Wilson Cui, MD, PhD
Contact
Wilson.Cui@ucsf.edu
415-476-6783
Wilson Cui, MD, PhD
principal investigator · University of California, San Francisco

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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