Nerve block could widen key artery during bypass surgery
NCT ID NCT07663435
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a numbing injection called a superficial parasternal intercostal plane block (SPIPB) can widen the internal thoracic artery, making it easier for surgeons to harvest during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The trial involves 50 adults aged 22 to 65 undergoing CABG. Researchers will measure changes in artery diameter and cross-sectional area after the block, as well as how long and how difficult the harvesting is.
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 effective, this nerve block could make coronary bypass surgery faster and less technically challenging for surgeons.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The block may not meaningfully improve outcomes or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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22 to 65 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: * • Age group: Adult patients from age of 22 to 65 years. * Sex: Both sexes * Patients undergoing CABG with IMA harvesting Exclusion Criteria: * • Patients with pre-existing active bloodstream infection or systemic infection * Refuse consent * IMA graft not suitable * Morbidly obese (BMI \> 40 ) * Hemodynamic instability * Severe pulmonary disease * Previous thoracic surgeries (makes it difficult to harvest IMA) * Advanced malignancy or chronic disease with life expectancy less than six months * Emergency surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine ,Ain Shams University
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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