Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Ultrasound-Guided Mid-Point Transverse Process to Pleura Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Pain Management in Patients With Multiple Rib Fractures (A Prospective Randomized Double- Blinded, Non-inferiority Trial )
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Rib Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of our study is to investigate whether the analgesic effect of MTPB is non inferior to that of TPVB in trauma patients with multiple rib fractures.
Detailed Description
Trauma is a major global health problem. In Egypt, trauma-related death accounted for 8% of total fatalities and was the eighth leading cause of death in 2010. However.\[1\]Rib fractures have an incid...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients aged between 18 and 70 years, from both genders, who had uni lateral traumatic multiple rib fractures (three or more confirmed by a CT chest scan).
Exclusion
- Significant head injury/unconsciousness (GCS less than 15).
- Patients with Pain score \>6.
- those having significant trauma outside the chest wall, e.g., acute spine or pelvic fracture, severe traumatic brain or spinal cord injury, or abdominal visceral injuries.
- Obese patients with body mass index ≥ 35.
- coagulopathy.
- History of drug allergy to local anesthetics.
- Patient refusal.
- Local infection at the injection site.
- Opioid addiction.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06981728
Start Date
June 1 2025
End Date
September 1 2027
Last Update
May 21 2025
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