New nerve block could replace morphine for lung surgery pain
NCT ID NCT07330479
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new nerve block called SPSIPB for pain after video-assisted lung surgery. Sixty adults were randomly assigned to get either the nerve block or a morphine injection. The goal was to see which method provided better pain relief and reduced the need for extra painkillers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ultrasound-guided serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) with local anesthetic
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safer, effective way to manage pain after lung surgery, reducing the need for strong painkillers like morphine.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 patients. The block may not work better than morphine, and results may not apply to all surgeries or patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Aug 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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: 1. Age between 18 and 70 years 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III 3. Scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) under general anesthesia 4. Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Conversion to thoracotomy during surgery 2. Coagulopathy or ongoing anticoagulant therapy 3. Local infection at the injection site 4. Known allergy to local anesthetics or morphine 5. Severe cardiopulmonary disease contraindicating regional anesthesia 6. Refusal to participate in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaziantep University
Gaziantep, 27410, Turkey (Türkiye)
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