ESP Versus PIFB for Analgesia in Open Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Control Trial
ConditionAnalgesia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTaichung Veterans General Hospital
About this trial
This clinical trial compares analgesia efficiency and recovery outcomes between two different fascial plane block techniques (ESPB vs.PIFB) in cardiac surgery patients participant population/health conditions\].
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does ESPB provide superior analgesia than PIFB * Do patients who receive ESPB have better recovery outcomes
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adults patients, elective and first-time cardiac surgery patients undergoing traditional sternotomy. Procedures include coronary artery bypass surgery, valve repair or replacement surgery, atrial and ventricular septal defect repair surgery, and other open-heart surgeries.
Disqualifiers
1. Emergency surgery 2. Anticipated combined major aortic vascular surgery 3. Already admitted to the ICU or on a ventilator before surgery.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Erector spinae plane block (ESPB)
- Pecto-intercostal fascial plane blok (PIFB)
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov