Status:
RECRUITING
Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block in Robotic-Assisted Thymectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Conditions:
RATS Surgery
Thymectomy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIP Block) for postoperative pain control, reducing opioid analgesic consumption, minimizing p...
Detailed Description
All patients enrolled in the study will receive the SPSIP Block under ultrasound guidance 15 minutes before entering the operating room. The SPSIP Block will be performed by the attending anesthetist ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients affected by thymoma, thymic hyperplasia, or thymic pathologies (cysts, teratomas) who have given informed consent to the study.
Exclusion
- Patients who refuse to participate in the study by not signing the informed consent;
- Patients with myasthenia gravis, severe obesity (BMI \> 35), history of OSAS with or without CPAP;
- Patients belonging to ASA classes \> 3, according to the system developed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists;
- Patients unable to understand the functioning of the NPR Scale or the PCA device that will be used for postoperative analgesia;
- Patients with allergies to analgesic and/or anesthetic drugs;
- Patients on anticoagulant therapy;
- Patients with a history of chronic pain;
- Patients with an infection at the site where SPSIPB will be performed;
- Patients who have had previous thoracic surgery and/or thoracic trauma with rib fractures on the side of the surgery;
- Patients with chest deformities and/or neuromuscular diseases that interfere with normal ventilatory function.
- Additionally, patients whose surgery is intraoperatively converted to sternotomy thymectomy will be excluded post-hoc from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 15 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06545409
Start Date
March 1 2025
End Date
September 15 2026
Last Update
March 25 2025
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Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli IRCCs
Rome, Italy, 00135