Actively Recruiting
ESP vs SPSIP Block in VATS Analgesia
Led by Bursa City Hospital · Updated on 2025-12-16
90
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
25 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
B
Bursa City Hospital
Lead Sponsor
U
Ulusoy, Emre, M.D.
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive procedure performed through small thoracic incisions, but postoperative pain remains significant due to tissue and rib trauma. Poorly controlled pain may lead to chronic postoperative pain; therefore, optimal analgesia is essential. According to PROSPECT guidelines, erector spinae plane block (ESPB) or paravertebral block (PVB) are recommended for VATS. The recently defined serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) provides analgesia between C3-T10 levels, but its efficacy compared with ESPB has not been studied. This study aims to compare postoperative analgesic efficacy and patient satisfaction between ESPB and SPSIPB in VATS patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
ESP vs SPSIP Block in VATS Analgesia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18 to 65 years
- ASA physical status I to III
- Scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
You will not qualify if you...
- Do not consent to participate in the study
- Have coagulopathy
- History of allergy or toxicity to local anesthetics
- Have liver or kidney failure
- Have uncontrolled diabetes
- Have uncontrolled hypertension
- Are mentally disabled
- Receiving chronic pain treatment with opioids
- Using antidepressant medications
- Have neuropathic pain
- Infection at the injection site
- Pregnant, breastfeeding, or suspected pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Bursa City Hospital
Bursa, Nilüfer, Turkey (Türkiye), 16110
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Eralp Çevikkalp
CONTACT
E
Emre ULUSOY
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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