Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block for Sternotomy Pain in Cardiac Surgery
CompletedNot applicableNCT04596163
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Sternotomy pain is usually significant after cardiac surgery. Analgesic options for sternotomy in cardiac surgery are often limited. Poorly controlled acute pain is an important factor to development of chronic postsurgical pain. The transversus thoracis muscle plane (TTP) block is a novel technique that provides analgesia to anterior chest wall. A double-blinded RCT is conducted to assess the efficacy of applying TTP block as an adjunct to analgesia in cardiac surgery.
Study details
- Official title
- Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block for Acute and Chronic Pain Management in Cardiac Surgical Patients Requiring Sternotomy: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative
- Surgical Wound
- Cardiac Event
- Interventions
- Procedure: Transversus thoracis muscle plane block
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Start date
- 2020-10-15
- Primary completion
- 2022-10-22
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Elective CABG, aortic valve repair/replacement, mitral valve repair/replacement, or combined CABG/valve procedure Exclusion Criteria: * emergency surgery * redo surgery * history of thoracotomy or mastectomy * history of chronic pain or regular analgesic use (except paracetamol and NSAID) * history of psychiatric illnesses or illicit drug use * renal failure with eGFR \<30ml/min or on renal replacement therapy * mortality or require re-sternotomy within 24h after operation * intraoperative use of remifentanil * unable to provide informed consent
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04596163