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Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block on Post-operative Pain in Cardiac Surgery.

NCT07175298 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-09-16

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Summary

Cardiac surgery, particularly procedures involving median sternotomy, is associated with significant postoperative pain. Acute postoperative pain is severe in cardiac patients undergoing sternotomy, and pain intensity is more severe than expected. Poorly controlled pain after surgery can lead to myocardial ischemia and pulmonary infections.Regional anesthesia techniques offer a promising alternative or adjunct to systemic opioids, providing targeted pain relief with fewer systemic side effects. The Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIPB) is a novel regional anesthesia technique that involves injecting local anesthetic into the fascial plane between the serratus posterior superior muscle and the intercostal muscles

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Cardiac Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

conventional opioid-based technique

Control Group: Participants will receive general anaesthesia with a conventional opioid-based technique

PROCEDURE

SPSIPB Group

SPSIPB Group: Participants will receive an ultrasound-guided Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block with 30 ml 0.25% bupivacaine per side pre-incision and general anaesthesia with opioid based fentanyl

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alexandria University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Islam LECTURER OF ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE, Dr · University of Alexandria

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-30
Primary Completion
2025-09-30
Completion
2026-03-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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