Ultrasound Guided Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block in Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy

Postoperative Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy Patients; Randomised, Controlled Prospective Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03413163
• Other study ID #: Maltepe University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: April 18, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: Maltepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will define the postoperative analgesic effect of ESP block via amount of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and postoperative analgesic consumption (such as routinely and rescue analgesics) and compare the control group patients with retropubic radical prostatectomy .

Description:

Open retropubic prostatectomy is a surgical method that is applied in cases of benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer which is not suitable for surgical treatment with closed method. This method is commonly used among urological procedures which are open surgical procedures. Patients after this procedure often complain of excessive pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and opioids are used for postoperative analgesia. In addition, in the past decade, in the guideline of ultrasonography, peripheral block types have been described that demonstrate analgesic activity in open prostatectomies as well as many operations on the development of regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques. The ultrasonography guideline reported that the transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block provides effective analgesia in these cases. The ESP block is a new block for the treatment of thoracic neuropathic pain. In the following process; ESP block thoracic and breast surgery, bariatric surgery, and upper abdominal surgeons have also been reported to provide effective postoperative analgesia.

The standard practice for post-operative pain management for retropubic radical prostatectomy in Maltepe University Hospital consists of routine intravenous analgesic and rescue analgesics and in combination with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).

The application of erector spinae plane (ESP) block technique under ultrasonography guideline under sedoanalgesia in patients who will undergo retropubic prostatectomy with open method should determine the effect on the patient's pain level in the first 24 hours after operation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: April 18, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: April 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Elective retropubic radikal prostatectomy, ASA status 1-2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal

• Contraindications to regional anesthesia

• Known allergy to local anesthetics

• Bleeding diathesis

• Use of any anti-coagulants

• Inability to provide informed consent

• Severe kidney or liver disease

• Inability to operate PCA system

• Patient with psychiatric disorders

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Postoperative
• Postoperative Pain

Intervention

Drug:
• Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block
A high-frequency linear ultrasound transducer will be placed in a longitudinal parasagittal orientation 3 cm lateral to T9 spinous process. The erector spinae muscles will be identified superficial to the tip of T9 transverse process. The patient's skin will be anesthetized with 2% lidocaine. A 17-gauge 8-cm needle will be inserted using an in-plane superior-to-inferior approach to place the tip into the fascial plane on the deep (anterior) aspect of erector spinae muscle. The location of the needle tip will be confirmed by visible fluid spread lifting erector spinae muscle off the bony shadow of the transverse process. A total of 30 mL of 0.375% bupivacaine will be injected (maximum of 3mg/kg).

Other:
• Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score will be recorded from 20th minute in recovery room followed by 1.-3.-6.-12.-18.-24.hours. Intravenous meperidine administration at 0.5 mg / kg rescue analgesia was determined in patients with a NSR score of 6 and over in the postoperative collection room. It is planned that the patient will continue to follow the hourly NRS score in ward. Intramuscular diclofenac will be administered in this period if NRS 6 and if it is over, intravenous 0.5 mg / kg meperidine will be administered if NRS score is 6 or more after 2 hours. Salvage analgesic needs and times will be noted in detail, and the use of rescue analgesics, as well as NRS scores at designated hours, will be kept in a statistical evaluation.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Maltepe University Medical Faculty	Istanbul	Feyzullah No:39

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Maltepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

Elkassabany N, Ahmed M, Malkowicz SB, Heitjan DF, Isserman JA, Ochroch EA. Comparison between the analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and placebo in open retropubic radical prostatectomy: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded — View Citation

Forero M, Adhikary SD, Lopez H, Tsui C, Chin KJ. The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;41(5):621-7. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000451. — View Citation

Restrepo-Garces CE, Chin KJ, Suarez P, Diaz A. Bilateral Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block Contributes to Effective Postoperative Analgesia After Major Open Abdominal Surgery: A Case Report. A A Case Rep. 2017 Dec 1;9(11):319-321. doi: 10.1213/XAA.000 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)	Changes in Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at rest and on movement will be recorded at intervals. NRS is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity in adults. The NRS is a segmented numeric version of the visual analog scale (VAS) in which a respondent selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of his/her pain. The 11-point numeric scale ranges from '0' representing one pain extreme (e.g. "no pain") to '10' representing the other pain extreme (e.g. "pain as bad as you can imagine" or "worst pain imaginable").	24 hours
Secondary	analgesic consumption	Tramadol consumption in Patient Controlled Analgesia device and additional and rescue analgesic using	24 hours