NCT02311517

Brief Summary

Postoperative pain still remains a challenging problem in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). However, there is no gold standard for regional analgesia for VATS. Serratus anterior plane block (SPB) under ultrasound guidance has been described recently to achieve complete paresthesia of the hemithorax. Therefore, SPB has the possibility to provide analgesia following thoracic surgery. Pain following surgery is a critical side effect of surgery, which increases the risk of complications and delays a recovery. Therefore, SPB may help not only reduce pain following VATS, but also increase the quality of recovery. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided SPB on the quality of recovery and pain in patients undergoing VATS.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
90

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2014

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 28, 2014

Completed
10 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 4, 2014

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 8, 2014

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 28, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 28, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

February 18, 2019

Status Verified

February 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2.5 years

First QC Date

December 4, 2014

Last Update Submit

February 14, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Quality of Recovery 40 score

    24 hours after operation day

Study Arms (2)

ropivacaine group

EXPERIMENTAL

45 patients will be randomly allocated into ropivacaine group with 0.4 ml/kg of 0.375% ropivacaine after induction of anesthesia.

Drug: Ropivacaine

saline group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

40 patients are randomly allocated into saline group with 0.4 ml/kg saline after induction of anesthesia.

Drug: Normal Saline

Interventions

90 patients are randomly allocated into two groups: ropivacaine group (n=45), saline group (n=40). In the ropivacaine group, ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block is performed with 0.4 ml/kg of 0.375% ropivacaine after induction of anesthesia. In the saline group, ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block is performed with 0.4 ml/kg saline after induction of anesthesia.

ropivacaine group
saline group

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult patients (20-65 years of age) scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
  • ASA class I and II

You may not qualify if:

  • Allergy to local anesthetics or contraindication to use of ropivacaine
  • Pregnancy
  • Neurologic and psychologic disease
  • Severe cardiovascular disease
  • Liver failure
  • Renal failure
  • Chronic treatment with analgesics

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Severance Hospital

Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

RopivacaineSaline Solution

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AnilidesAmidesOrganic ChemicalsAniline CompoundsAminesCrystalloid SolutionsIsotonic SolutionsSolutionsPharmaceutical Preparations

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2014

First Posted

December 8, 2014

Study Start

January 28, 2014

Primary Completion

July 28, 2016

Study Completion

July 28, 2016

Last Updated

February 18, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

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