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COMPLETEDNANCT04319588

Parasternal Block for Cardiac Surgery

This study examine the effect of Parasternal Intercostal Nerve Blocks with local anesthetic on pain control in patients undergoing non-emergent cardiac surgery in a prospective controlled trial. Half ...

Lead sponsor: Campus Bio-Medico University•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Campus Bio-Medico University

60 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery will be enrolled and divided into two groups: 1. Interventional (parasternal group) 2. Case control group The "parasternal group" of patients will receive the pre-operative parasternal block (20 ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine per side) in association with infiltration with local anesthetic of access to thoracic drainage (drainage infiltration with 20 ml of 0.25% Ropivacaine) at the end of the intervention combined to General Anesthesia. The "case control group" will only receive drainage infiltration with local anesthetic and standard intraoperative management with opioids.

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery
•Age over 18 years
•ASA I-IV
•Approval by the patient of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•Allergy to local anesthetics
•Puncture site infection
•Lack of signing of informed consent
•Weight \<30 Kg
•Age \<18 years
•Emergency interventions
•ASA \> IV
•Sternal dehiscences
•Dementia (for difficulties in managing weaning from mechanical ventilation and pain)

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: February 8, 2023Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment126

Start dateMar 2020

Last updatedFeb 8, 2023

Condition

Cardiac Disease Analgesia Acute Pain Postoperative Pain

Locations shown

Campus Biomedico University

Rome, Roma

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: February 8, 2023Data synced to Clareo: July 13, 2026

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