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NCT Number: NCT04916691

Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Blocks

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using the ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane blocks to provide additional pain relief to patients with rib fractures in the Emergency Department (ED) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

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Key information

Conditions

Rib Fractures Fractures, Bone Thoracic Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients 18 years old or older.
  • Patients with one or more acute traumatic rib fractures.

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to position appropriately.
  • Unconscious or heavily sedated.
  • Patients who are critically ill such that care should not be delayed for regional anesthesia.
  • Patients under the age of 18 years old.
  • Vulnerable populations including prison inmates and pregnant patients.
  • Overlying skin infection, wound, or dressing/equipment (i.e., Chest tube).
  • Inability to visualize target anatomy or by ultrasound or anatomy prohibitive for other reasons to perform procedure successfully.
  • Known or documented allergy to ropivacaine or other amide local anesthetic.

Treatment and study plan

EPSB for rib fractures

Procedure

EPSB for rib fractures

Ropivacaine

Drug

Standard of care weight-based optimal Ropivacaine dosing for ESPB

Primary outcomes

  1. Procedural success rate

    Time frame: 12 months

    Measuring the Number of successful ESPB procedures performed in the ED and ICU

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Erector Spinae Plane Block for Rib Fractures: A Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 7, 2021
Registry last updated
Jun 28, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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