Heart surgery pain relief: which method works best?
NCT ID NCT05642416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 240 adults who had heart surgery to see if giving pain medicine in small, timed doses (boluses) works better than a steady drip (continuous infusion) through a catheter near the spine. The goal was to reduce pain and the need for opioids after surgery. Results will help doctors choose the best method for managing pain after heart surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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240 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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
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- Ages
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18 to 90 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: * Non-emergent elective cardiac surgery requiring median sternotomy for surgical exposure (i.e. CABG, aortic/mitral/tricuspid valve replacements) receiving ESP catheter preoperatively * Age 18-90 Exclusion Criteria: * Placement and/or existence of cardiac assist devices (LVAD, RVAD, Balloon Pump, Impella) * Neurocognitive dysfunction * Patients who expire before extubation * Non-English speaking * Daily opioid therapy prior to surgery * History of substance abuse * BMI \> 45
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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