Nerve block showdown: which injection eases pain and protects breathing after lung surgery?
NCT ID NCT07655336
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of nerve blocks—SPSIP and RISS—given before lung surgery to control pain and help breathing afterward. Eighty-four adults having a specific type of lung surgery will receive one of the two blocks. Researchers will measure pain at the chest tube site, overall pain, opioid use, and breathing function to see which block offers better recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nerve block (local anesthetic injection)
- What this could lead to
- If one block works better, it could mean less pain and better breathing after lung surgery, leading to faster recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage comparison. The results may not apply to all surgeries, and nerve blocks carry rare risks like infection or bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for elective biportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with lung parenchyma-preserving thoracic procedures under general anesthesia * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III * Age between 18 and 75 years * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy * Bleeding diathesis * Known allergy to local anesthetics * Infection at the planned block site * Severe chronic pulmonary disease or advanced respiratory failure (e.g., severe COPD or restrictive lung disease) * Cognitive impairment preventing reliable NRS assessment * Pregnancy or lactation * Chronic opioid use (regular use for ≥3 months) * Severe hepatic or renal failure * Refusal to participate * Technical failure or unsuccessful regional block * Conversion to open thoracotomy during surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bursa City Hospital
RECRUITINGBursa, Nilüfer, 16100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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