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RecruitingNCT06598852Updated Dec 2, 2024

To Compare the Analgesic Effects of Different Nerve Block Analgesia Methods in Thoracoscopic Surgery

An interventional study of TPVB group and ESPB group in Postoperative Analgesia, sponsored by The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-12-02.

Sponsored by The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Nov 2024, 1 year 11 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Sep 2024; still recruiting 2 years 1 month later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Comparison of analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block, erector spinae muscle block, thoracic paravertebral block combined with erector spinae muscle block, and intercostal nerve block in thoracoscopic surgery

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120 patients undergoing elective thoracoscopic surgery were randomly divided into ESPB group (E group, n=30), TPVB group (T group, n=30), ESPB combine with TPVB group (ET group, n=30), ICNB group (I group, n=30). Patients in ESPB group underwent erector spinal block under ultrasound after anesthesia induction; Patients in TPVB group received thoracic paravertebral nerve block after anesthesia induction; Patients in ESPB group combined with TPVB group received thoracic paravertebral nerve block combined with erectoralis muscle block after anesthesia induction; Patients in INB group received intraoperative intercostal nerve block by the operator. All groups of patients received postoperative controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA). Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the degree of pain 1h (T1), 24h (T2) and 48h (T3) after surgery. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate at T1-T3 were recorded, as well as the number of effective analgesic pump compression, the amount of sufentanil and the number of relief analgesia within 48h after surgery. The occurrence of postoperative adverse reactions such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, retention time of thoracic drainage tube, postoperative hospital stay and postoperative pulmonary complications (pneumonia, atelectasis, pleural effusion, respiratory failure, etc.) were recorded.

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Conditions studied

  • Postoperative Analgesia

Keywords

  • thoracic paravertebral nerve block
  • erectoralis muscle block
  • intercostal nerve block
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In context

Lead sponsor

The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • (1) (ASA) Grade I-II; (2) Age: 18-70 years old (3) double-hole thoracic surgery was performed; (4) Agree to participate in this study and sign the .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • (1) People who are allergic to anesthetics used in this study; (2) Patients with coagulation disorders (3) patients with severe heart disease, liver or renal insufficiency; (4) have a history of chronic pain or chronic opioid users (5) have a co-existing mental illness and are not fully capable of cooperating
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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ASA physical status

The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TPVB group

    Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block was used for postoperative analgesia after thoracic surgery

    Other: TPVB group

  • Experimental
    ESPB group

    Ultrasound-guided erector spinae muscle block was used for postoperative analgesia after thoracic surgery

    Other: ESPB group

  • Experimental
    TPVB combined ESPB group

    Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block combined with erector spinae muscle block was used for postoperative analgesia after thoracic surgery

    Other: TPVB combined ESPB group

  • Experimental
    ICNB group

    Intercostal nerve block was used for postoperative analgesia after thoracic surgery

    Other: ICNB group

Interventions

  • OtherTPVB group

    Patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery underwent general anesthesia and patients in TPVB Group received thoracic paravertebral nerve block with 0.33% ropivacaine 30ml under ultrasound guidance after anesthesia induction for postoperative analgesia.

  • OtherESPB group

    Patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery underwent general anesthesia and patients in ESPB Group received erector spinae muscle block with 0.33% ropivacaine 30ml under ultrasound guidance after anesthesia induction for postoperative analgesia.

  • OtherTPVB combined ESPB group

    Patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery underwent general anesthesia and patients in TPVB combined ESPB group received thoracic paravertebral block combined with erector spinae muscle block with 0.33% ropivacaine 30ml under ultrasound guidance after anesthesia induction for postoperative analgesia.

  • OtherICNB group

    Patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery underwent general anesthesia and patients in ICNB Group received intercostal nerve block for postoperative analgesia.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Postoperative pain score

    Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the degree of pain 1h (T1), 24h (T2) and 48h (T3) after surgery, the number of effective analgesic pump compressions and the number of remedial analgesia within 48h after surgery.

    Time frame: 48 hours after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of postoperative complications

    Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, postoperative nausea, vomiting, dizziness and other adverse reactions at T1-T3, retention time of thoracic drainage tube, and postoperative pulmonary complications (pneumonia, atractasis, pleural effusion, respiratory failure, etc.)

    Time frame: 48 hours after surgery

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Sep 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Nov 2024, 2 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 12, 2024
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
StartActual
Sep 15, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Nov 20, 2024
CompletionEst.
Jan 20, 2025
Last update
Dec 2, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 2, 2024, 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
NCT06598852
Lead sponsor
The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Start date
Sep 15, 2024
Primary completion
Nov 20, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 20, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 2, 2024

Study contacts

Ximing Qi
Contact
qhdddyyykyc@163.com
+86-13731777660
Zhuo Liu
Contact
liuzhuo2011@yeah.net
+86-18330357618
Zhuo Liu
study director · The First hosptial of Qinhuangdao

Oversight

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