ESP Versus PIFB for Analgesia in Open Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Control Trial

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Conditions studied: Analgesia

In brief

This clinical trial compares analgesia efficiency and recovery outcomes between two different fascial plane block techniques (ESPB vs.PIFB) in cardiac surgery patients participant population/health conditions\]. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does ESPB provide superior analgesia than PIFB * Do patients who receive ESPB have better recovery outcomes

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06322810

Run by

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

People needed

80

Starts

2024-11-08

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults patients, elective and first-time cardiac surgery patients undergoing traditional sternotomy. Procedures include coronary artery bypass surgery, valve repair or replacement surgery, atrial and ventricular septal defect repair surgery, and other open-heart surgeries.

You may not qualify if…

• 1. Emergency surgery 2. Anticipated combined major aortic vascular surgery 3. Already admitted to the ICU or on a ventilator before surgery.

Where it is running

• Taichung Veterans General Hospital — Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan (enrolling)

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