Actively Recruiting
Ultrasound Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Rib Fractures
Led by WellSpan Health · Updated on 2025-07-18
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
221 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is a single center, randomized controlled trial examining the effect of serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) on pain, PIC scores and other clinical outcomes in emergency department patients with multiple rib fractures in comparison to the use of analgesic medication alone. Objectives 1. Compare SAPB performed in the ED setting to analgesic medication alone with regard to pain, respiratory status and PIC score of patients with multiple rib fractures. 2. Assess the safety and feasibility of performing ultrasound-guided SAPB in the ED. 3. Evaluate outcomes of patients receiving the SAPB in the ED including amount of analgesic medications used, level of care required, need for upgrading level of care, and length of stay.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Ultrasound Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Rib Fractures
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age >18 years
- More than one unilateral, acute rib fracture diagnosed on x-ray or CT imaging
- Patient presenting to the WellSpan York Hospital emergency department
- Patient requiring intravenous analgesia or oral opioids to control pain related to rib fractures
You will not qualify if you...
- Age less than 18 years
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Allergy to local anesthesia
- Returning visit for rib fractures
- Patients taken emergently to the operating room or discharged from the emergency department
- Significant distracting injuries or polytrauma that would interfere with pain assessment, such as long bone fractures or intraabdominal injuries
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Wellspan Health York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania, United States, 17403
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Daniel Kreider, MD
CONTACT
B
Brent Becker, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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