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Active Not RecruitingPhase 4NCT06519929

Analgesic Techniques for Rib Fractures

This study will be a 3-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial comparing three analgesic techniques for rib fractures with a sample size of 24 patients (8 per group). Patients will be randoml...

Lead sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University•1 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Thomas Jefferson University

Age

55 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•≥ 55 years old
•Sustained 3 or more unilateral rib fractures and are admitted to the hospital

Exclusion Criteria

•Allergy to amide local anesthetics or any study medications
•Pregnancy
•Bilateral rib fractures
•Coagulopathy (INR \> 1.5; platelets \< 100,000)
•Conduction block on EKG
•Spine fracture at the level of intended ESP block
•Infection near the ESP insertion site or active bacteremia or sepsis
•Any patient deemed a poor candidate for ESP block and/or lidocaine infusion will also be excluded

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: September 9, 2025Terms

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StatusACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

PhasePHASE4

Enrollment24

Start dateSep 2024

Last updatedSep 9, 2025

Condition

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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Data Source & Attribution

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

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: September 9, 2025Data synced to Clareo: May 10, 2026

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