New study tests better pain relief after keyhole lung surgery
NCT ID NCT07426692
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of nerve blocks (ESPB and SPSIPB) to standard pain medicine for controlling pain after video-assisted lung surgery. 110 adults were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The goal was to see which method provides better pain relief and reduces the need for strong painkillers like morphine.
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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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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 75 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III * Scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) * Ability to understand and use patient-controlled analgesia device * Provided written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * \- Coagulation disorders or current anticoagulant therapy * Infection at the block application site * Known allergy to local anesthetic agents * Anatomical abnormalities interfering with ultrasound-guided block * Severe cardiac, renal, or hepatic failure * Neurological or cognitive impairment preventing reliable pain assessment * Emergency surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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