Intercostal Nerve Block for Pain Management After Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgeries

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

90

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 5, 2025

Primary Completion Date

May 5, 2026

Study Completion Date

December 5, 2026

Conditions
ThoracicPain, PostoperativeAnalgesiaSatisfaction, Patient
Interventions
OTHER

External Intercostal Nerve Block

External ICNB: A mixture of analgesics will be given through a needle inserted in the intercostal space from outside the chest wall.

OTHER

Internal Intercostal Nerve Block

Internal ICNB: A mixture of analgesics will be given through a needle inserted in the intercostal space inside the chest wall under direct thoracoscopic vision.

OTHER

Intercostal Catheter

Intercostal Catheter: it will be put 1-2 intercostal spaces above the VATS incision, and the participant will receive the 15 cc of the previously mentioned mixture every 8 hours for two to three days.

Trial Locations (2)

Unknown

Saint Joseph Hospital, East Jerusalem

Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Saint Joseph Hospital, East Jerusalem

UNKNOWN

lead

Al-Quds University

OTHER

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