New Truncal Nerve Blocks for Thoracoscopic Surgery and Open Heart Surgery.

Phase 4 Unknown 200 enrolled Tampere University Hospital

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

This study is divided to two sub-studies. First sub-study evaluates if Serratus Anterior Plane block (SAPB) reduces opioid consumption after thoracoscopic surgery. Secondly continuous SAPB is compared to continuous intercostal blockade. Second sub-study evaluates if Subpectoral Interfascial Plane block (SIP) reduces opioid consumption after medial sternotomy.

Timeline

Start: 2019-01-25
Primary completion: 2024-12-31
Completion: 2025-05-31

Publications

Kalli A, Vistbacka J, Moilanen E, Jarvela K, Mennander A. Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block and Full Sternotomy; A Randomized Trial. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jul 1;67(7):ezaf226. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaf226.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	2 mg/ml	Other
Comparator	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	7.5 mg/ml	Other
Comparator	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	20 ml	Other
Comparator	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	30 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.