Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital Center
New York, 10023, United States
Location status: Recruiting
Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT05833048
Rectus Sheath Block in Cardiac Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of post-surgical pain control of a type of peripheral nerve block, Rectus Sheath Block.
1. Does the rectus sheath block decrease opioid consumption postoperatively after cardiac surgery? 2. Does the rectus sheath block decrease VAS pain scores postoperatively after cardiac surgery? Study participants will be assigned to receive either rectus sheath block or no block.
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Conditions
Age range
18 year–85 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
- Adults 18-85 years old
- Scheduled to undergo cardiac procedures involving chest tubes
- Male or female
Exclusion criteria
- An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- ASA class V
- Urgent or emergent surgery
- Contraindications to administration of local anesthesia (e.g. local anesthetic allergy)
- History of substance abuse or chronic opioid use
- Patient refusal or inability to consent
Treatment and study plan
Rectus sheath block
ProcedureParticipants will receive an ultrasound guided rectus sheath block with local anesthetic
Primary outcomes
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Opioid consumption
Time frame: 72 hours postoperatively
Amount of opioid consumption required postoperatively
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VAS pain scores
Time frame: 72 hours postoperatively
VAS pain scores (1-10, 1 being no pain and 10 being worst pain) recorded postoperatively
Secondary outcomes
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Length of stay in ICU
Time frame: 72 hours
Amount of time spent in ICU postoperatively
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Length of hospital stay
Time frame: 72 hours
Length of time spent in hospital postoperatively
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Time to extubation
Time frame: 72 hours
Length of time requiring postoperative mechanical ventilation
Study contacts
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Ali Shariat, MD
CONTACT
Himani Bhatt, DO
CONTACT
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2024
- Primary completion
- 2026
- Study completion
- 2026
- First posted
- Apr 27, 2023
- Registry last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
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