New pain block helps kids recover from heart surgery with less opioids
NCT ID NCT06221150
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special nerve block (serratus anterior plane block) to see if it could reduce pain and the need for strong painkillers like fentanyl in children after heart surgery. 48 children having heart surgery through a chest incision took part. The goal was to find a safer way to manage pain after surgery.
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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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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6 months to 6 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS) category 1,2 and 3 Pediatric patients undergoing corrective congenital cardiac surgeries via a median sternotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of legal guardian. * Patient with congestive heart failure . * Patient undergoing Redo cardiac surgery. * Known allergy to local anesthetics. * Infection at injection site. * Bleeding disorders (drug induced i.e., coumadin; or genetic i.e. hemophilia; or acquired i.e. DIC), coagulopathy: PTT \> 40 seconds, INR \> 1.4, platelet count \< 100x10⁹. * severe renal impairment (estimated Glomerular filtration rate less than 30ml/min/1.73m2) or hepatic insufficiency (Child-Pugh Class B and C). * Neurological disorders because it will be difficult to assess their pain score (e.g. cerebral palsy).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abu El Reesh pediatric university hospital
Cairo, Egypt
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