Comparison of Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block

Pain, Postoperative Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of the Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block on Postoperative Acute Pain in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05105282
• Other study ID #: E.Kurul-E1-21-2067
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 22, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 8, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become a common procedure in thoracic surgery. Severe postoperative pain may be encountered in patients undergoing VATS. Analgesic methods such as thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), intercostal block, serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) and erector spina plane block (ESPB) are widely used for VATS. Among these methods, ultrasound (US) guided TPVB is the most preferred method. In recent years, the frequency of application of plane blocks as a component of multimodal analgesia has been increased. ESPB and SAPB are some of them. There are two techniques for SAPB application. In Deep SAPB (DSAPB) application, local anesthetic agent is given under the serratus anterior muscle. In the Superficial SAPB (SSAPB) application, the local anesthetic agent is given above the serratus anterior muscle. The mechanisms of regional analgesia techniques used after thoracic surgery operations are also different from each other. Therefore, in this study, the analgesic efficacy of two different methods, DSAPB and SSAPB, will be compared.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 8, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: April 13, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 and 65 years

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II-III

• Body mass index between 18-30 kg/m2

• Patients undergoing elective video assiste thoracoscopic surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusing the procedure

• History of chronic analgesic therapy

• History of local anesthetic allergy

• Infection in the intervention area

• Patients with bleeding disorders

• Emergency surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Postoperative
• Serratus Anterior Plane Block
• Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

Intervention

Procedure:
• Two different blocks with same local anesthetic volume
Deep serratus anterior block and superficial serratus anterior plane block will be applied to the patients under real-time ultrasound guidance.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ankara Atatürk Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital	Kecioren	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain Scores	Pain will be assessed at rest and while coughing using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Pain assessment will be done at 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 16th, 24th and 48th hours after surgery.	48 hours after surgery
Secondary	Morphine Consumption	Morphine consumption for 24 hours will be recorded	24 hours after surgery