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New pain block study aims to ease recovery for kids after chest surgery
NCT ID NCT07666334
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two different ultrasound-guided nerve blocks to see which provides better pain relief for children aged 6 to 12 after chest surgery. Seventy-five children will receive either a subtransverse process interligamentary plane block or a rhomboid intercostal block combined with a sub-serratus plane block. The goal is to find the most effective way to control pain and reduce the need for strong painkillers like morphine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify a better pain-blocking method for children after chest surgery, potentially reducing opioid use and speeding recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (75 children) comparing two techniques, so results may not apply to all patients. Both blocks are already used, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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Study facts
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- 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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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6 to 12 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: * Pediatric patients between 6 to 12 years. * Both sexes. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I - II. * Scheduled for thoracic surgery with thoracotomy incision under general anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents who refused regional anesthesia. * Patients were presented with advanced kidney, cardiac or liver diseases. * Coagulation and bleeding disorders. * Patients presented with skin or soft tissue infection at the proposed site of needle Insertion. * Patients with cognitive impairment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tanta University
RECRUITINGTanta, El-Gharbia, 31527, Egypt
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