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Pectoral-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block Study

NCT03729635 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2019-04-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pain along the sternum following opening of the chest cavity, also known as post-sternotomy pain (PSP), is a common complication after heart surgery that is associated with several negative side effects. Unfortunately, an effective and safe treatment has not yet been discovered for PSP. However, recently a regional anesthesia technique called the pecto-intercostal fascial block (PIFB) was found to be associated with improved pain relief for breast surgery. The investigators plan to assess the feasibility of using PIFB as an effective and safe treatment for PSP.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia, Regional
  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pectoral-intercostal fascial plane block (PIFB)

Local anesthetic is infiltrated into the fascial plane between pectoralis major and the intercostal muscles lateral to the sternum to anesthetize the anterior cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anton Chau, MD · University of British Columbia

  • Kevin Rondi, MD · University of British Columbia

  • Simon Bruce, MD · University of British Columbia

  • James Abel, MD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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