Comparison of IV Analgesia, Thoracic Epidural Analgesia, and ESP Block for Chronic Pain After Open Heart Surgery
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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)
This prospective observational study aims to compare three routinely used postoperative analgesia techniques in patients undergoing open heart surgery: intravenous analgesia, thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), and bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB). The primary objective is to evaluate the impact of these analgesia modalities on the development of chronic postoperative pain at 3 months. Secondary objectives include assessing postoperative acute pain scores, additional analgesic requirements, extubation time, mobilization time, intensive care unit stay, hospital stay, respiratory complications, and the relationship between acute and chronic pain. No intervention is assigned by protocol, and all analgesia methods are applied as part of routine clinical practice.
Study details
- Official title
- A Comparative Evaluation of Intravenous Analgesia, Thoracic Epidural Analgesia, and Erector Spinae Plane Block on Chronic Postoperative Pain Following Open Heart Surgery
- Conditions
- Chronic Postoperative Pain
- Open Heart Surgery
- Postoperative Analgesia
- Analgesia
- Interventions
- Other: Intravenous Analgesia
- Other: Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (TEA)
- Other: Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB)
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
- Start date
- 2025-02-15
- Primary completion
- 2025-12-20
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 85 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 to 85 years * Classified as ASA physical status I-III * Scheduled to undergo open heart surgery with median sternotomy * BMI \< 35 kg/m² * Able to understand and provide written informed consent * Eligible to receive any of the routine analgesia methods (intravenous analgesia, thoracic epidural analgesia, or erector spinae plane block) Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 or \> 85 years * BMI ≥ 35 kg/m² * Coagulation disorders * Infection at the intervention site * Known allergy to local anesthetics or induction agents * Psychiatric disorders limiting cooperation * Use of chronic pain medications, antidepressants, corticosteroids, antiepileptics, or routine analgesics * Inability to cooperate, communicate, or follow commands * Physical or verbal performance impairment * Previous open heart surgery
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07257744