Analgesic Efficiency of SIPSPB vs ICNB in VATS Surgery

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Conditions studied: Intercostal Nerve Block, Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block, Post-operative Pain Management, VATS

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane (SPSIP) block compared to Intercostal Nerve (ICN) block in terms of postoperative pain control, reduction of opioid analgesic consumption, minimization of postoperative respiratory complications, and increase patient satisfaction (using a 5-point Likert scale) in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07577908

Run by

Kocaeli City Hospital

People needed

80

Starts

2026-05-18

Expected to finish

2026-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 18-80 years,
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III
• Patients who have provided informed consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who refuse to participate in the study by not signing the informed consent
• Patients classified as ASA > 3, according to the system established by the American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Patients unable to understand the use of the NPR Scale or the PCA device that will be used for postoperative analgesia
• Coagulation disorders or anticoagulant therapy contraindicating regional anesthesia
• Patients with allergies to analgesic and/or anesthetic drugs
• Infection at the block injection site
• Patients whose surgical procedure is intraoperatively converted to an open pulmonary resection

Where it is running

• Kocaeli City Hospital — İzmit, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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