Continuous Erector Spinae Block Versus Continuous Paravertebral Block
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Official title
Continuous Erector Spinae Block Versus Continuous Paravertebral Block Following Thoracotomy: A Randomized, Controlled Non-Inferiority Study
Brief summary
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Overall Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of continuous erector spinae block (ESB) versus continuous paravertebral block (PVB) for postoperative analgesia in children and adolescents undergoing surgical procedures via unilateral thoracotomy. Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that ESP block efficacy is not inferior to that of PVB with respect to pain control and consumed opiate equivalents at 24 hours postoperatively.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03768440
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 34 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- continuous erector spinae block (ESB) Procedure
- continuous paravertebral block (PVB) Procedure
- Ropivacaine Drug
Procedure · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 1 Month to 12 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 15, 2019
- Primary completion
- Jan 31, 2025
- Completion
- Jan 31, 2025
- Last update posted
- May 12, 2026
2019 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Children"S Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted May 12, 2026 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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