Use of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block in Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Thymectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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 postoperative respiratory complications, and enhancing patient satisfaction (measured using the QoR-15 index) in patients undergoing robotic thymectomy, compared to patients who do not receive the block.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients affected by thymoma, thymic hyperplasia, or thymic pathologies (cysts, teratomas) who have given informed consent to the study.
Locations
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Italy
Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli IRCCs
RECRUITING
Rome
Contact Information
Primary
Giovanni Punzo, MD
giovanni.punzo@policlinicogemelli.it
0630153212
Backup
Dania Nachira, MD
dania.nachira@policlinicogemelli.it
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 28
Treatments
Experimental: SPSIP group
Patients in this group will be treated with the Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block, administered under ultrasound guidance 15 minutes before surgery in the operating room. The block will be performed by administering 30 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine.
Placebo_comparator: Placebo group
Patients in this group will be treated with the Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block, administered under ultrasound guidance 15 minutes before surgery in the operating room. The block will be performed using 30 ml of a placebo solution without an active ingredient (0.9% NaCl)
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Sponsors
Leads: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS