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PUSHES (Pudendal Block Versus Sacral ESP Hemorrhoidectomy Study)

NCT07350460 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-03-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the sacral erector spinae plane block can provide equal or better pain control than the pudendal nerve block in adults undergoing hemorrhoid surgery. The main question is: Which block offers more effective analgesia and faster recovery?

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pudendal block AL

Patients in the control group will receive an ultrasound-guided bilateral pudendal nerve block with 20 mL of 0.75% ropivacaine

PROCEDURE

Sacral ESP block AL

Patients in the intervention group will receive an ultrasound-guided sacral ESP block with 20 mL of 0.75% ropivacaine

PROCEDURE

Sacral ESP block Sham

Patients in the control group will receive a sacral ESP block with 20 mL of normal saline.

PROCEDURE

Pudendal block Sham

Patients will receive a bilateral pudendal nerve block with 20 mL of normal saline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Andrea Saporito

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea Saporito, Prof. Dr. Med. · Department of Anesthesiology, Ospedale San Giovanni, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-05
Primary Completion
2027-09-29
Completion
2027-09-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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