NCT07040618Recruiting
Rhomboid Intercostal Block vs Erector Spinae Block
Assessing the Effectiveness of Rhomboid Intercostal and Erector Spinae Plane Blocks After Lung Cancer Thoracotomy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This randomized trial compares rhomboid intercostal block (RIB) and erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for postoperative pain control in lung cancer patients undergoing thoracotomy. Sixty patients will be assessed for 24-hour morphine consumption, pain scores, hemodynamics, recovery time, satisfaction, and side effects. The study aims to identify the more effective technique for enhancing recovery and minimizing opioid use.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 18 Jun 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jan 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Diseases
- Lung cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07040618
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 1 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Jan 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Known allergy or contraindication to local anesthetics or opioids used in the study
- History of chronic pain or psychological disorders
- Contraindications to regional anesthesia (e.g., local infection, coagulopathy, pre-existing peripheral neuropathy)
- Severe respiratory, cardiac, hepatic, or renal disease
Age
- Age \< 18 years or \> 65 years
Other
- Patient refusal
- ASA physical status IV
- BMI \< 20 kg/m² or \> 35 kg/m²
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Who the study is looking for
- patients undergoing thoracotomy for lung cancer
- Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 65 years
- ASA physical status II or III
- Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 20 kg/m² and \< 35 kg/m²
- Willing and able to provide informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Cancer Institute - Cairo University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cairo | Egypt | Recruiting |
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