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CompletedNCT05300854Updated Mar 29, 2022

Serratus Block Versus Paravertebral Block for Post Thoracotomy Pain Relief

An interventional study of Standard anesthesia in addition to serratus plane block and Standard anesthesia in addition to para-vertebral block in Post Operative Pain, sponsored by Sohag University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-03-29.

Sponsored by Sohag University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 years 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2019, registered Mar 2022).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This double-blinded, randomized controlled study was done on 60 patients older than 18 years undergoing thoracotomy. Patients were allocated into two equal groups (30 patients each). Group S: Standard anesthesia in addition to SPB. II. Group P: Standard anesthesia in addition to PVB.

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Conditions studied

  • Post Operative Pain

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In context

Pain, Postoperative

5,224 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,154 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 60 is below the median of 75 across 4,457 interventional studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.

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Lead sponsor

Sohag University is the lead sponsor of 1,218 studies on the registry; 627 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • patients more than 18 ys undergoing thoracotomy operation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • morbid obesity (Body mass index > 40)
  • impossibility of anatomical structures US identification in a satisfactory way
  • opioids treatment before surgery or substance abuse,
  • sepsis and/or infection at the puncture sites
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Standard anesthesia in addition to serratus plane block

    general anesthesia was given then ultrasound-guided serratus plane block

    Procedure: Standard anesthesia in addition to serratus plane block

  • Active comparator
    Standard anesthesia in addition to para-vertebral block

    general anesthesia was given then ultrasound-guided para-vertebral block

    Procedure: Standard anesthesia in addition to para-vertebral block

Interventions

  • ProcedureStandard anesthesia in addition to serratus plane block

    a US-guided SPB was performed after induction of general anesthesia with the patient lying supine.

  • ProcedureStandard anesthesia in addition to para-vertebral block

    Standard anesthesia in addition to para-vertebral block

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. prevention of post-operative pain

    reduction of visual analogue score

    Time frame: 72 hours

  2. reduction of analgesic requirement

    Time frame: 72 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University
    Sohag, Egypt
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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 29, 2022, 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
NCT05300854
Lead sponsor
Sohag University
Responsible party
Eman Ibraheem Darweesh (lecturer of anesthesia and intensive care, Sohag University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 29, 2022
Start date
Jan 1, 2019
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2020
Completion
Aug 1, 2020
Last update
Mar 29, 2022

Oversight

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