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Pectointercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) Alone Versus PIFB With Rectus Sheath Block (RSB) in Cardiac Surgery

NCT04908449 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2025-11-17

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if ultrasound-guided bilateral pectointercostal fascial plane blocks with bilateral rectus sheath blocks block decrease pain scores, decrease opioid consumption, improve respiratory function, and improve quality of recovery in patients recovering from elective cardiac surgery involving primary median sternotomy and mediastinal chest tubes in comparison to pectointercostal fascial plane blocks alone.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Rectus sheath block with bupivacaine

Rectus sheath block with local anesthetic versus sham block with saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne Castro · Medical College of Wisconsin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-19
Primary Completion
2024-11-08
Completion
2024-11-14
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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