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Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESP) Versus Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in Pediatric Population; a Randomized, Controlled Study

NCT04878341 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2021-05-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of continuous ESP block in children under the age of 10 yrs undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures, compared to Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia (TEA).

Conditions

  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

OTHER

Erector Spinae Plane Block

The ESP is fascial plane block performed by injecting local anesthetic between the erector spinae muscle and the transverse process. Its proposed mechanism of action is via blockade of the dorsal and ventral rami of the thoracic spinal nerves and sympathetic fibers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-31
Primary Completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2023-04-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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