Ultrasound- Guided Mid Point Transverse Process to Pleura Block
CompletedNot applicableNCT05806229
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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)
Radical nephrectomy is the surgical process for the resection of malignant tumors of the kidney necessitating a subcostal flank incision.Mild to severe pain is observed in the postoperative period Ineffective pain management leads to several complications. The mid point transverse process to pleura block (MTP) , this technique was used for pain relief after mastectomy, thoracic, abdominal, and spinal surgery and was found effective due to its simplicity and lower risks compared to epidural analgesia.
Study details
- Official title
- Ultrasound- Guided Mid Point Transverse Process to Pleura Block: Does It Decreases the Incidence of Acute and Chronic Post Nephrectomy Pain? Randomized Controlled Study.
- Conditions
- Regional Anesthesia for Postnephrectomy Pain
- Interventions
- Procedure: Mid transverse process to pleura block (MTP)
- Procedure: Mid transverse process to pleura Sham block
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
- Start date
- 2022-07-30
- Primary completion
- 2024-01-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 21 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
* Inclusion Criteria: - ASA II and III patients * scheduled for partial or radical nephrectomy * standard flank incision either subcostal ,intercostal or supracostal approach * under general anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: * Bleeding disorders, * Mental or cognitive dysfunction, * History of chronic analgesic or drug abuse, * Allergy to local anesthetics * Local infection at site of block
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05806229