Regional Anesthesia

Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Multiple Rib Fractures

Wellspan Health York Hospital, York, PA
Standard Analgesic Medications +1 moreN/ARecruitingLed by Daniel Kreider, MDResearch Sponsored by WellSpan Health

Study Summary

This trial studies the effect of a nerve block to reduce pain in patients with multiple rib fractures, compared to using pain relief medicines alone.

Eligible Conditions
  • Multiple Rib Fractures

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You have rib fractures and need strong pain medicine given through a vein or by mouth to control your pain.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow ups ~ from date of randomization until the date of discharge from the hospital or death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from date of randomization until the date of discharge from the hospital or death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Visual Analog Pain Score (VAS) at 2 hours
Secondary outcome measures
Length of Stay (hours)
Morphine Milligrams Equivalent (MME)
Pain Score
+3 more
Other outcome measures
Safety Outcomes

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Serratus Anterior Plane BlockExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Subjects will undergo serratus anterior plane block, in addition to standard of care analgesic medications at the discretion of the treatment team.
Group II: Standard Analgesic MedicationsActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects will receive standard of care analgesic medications at the discretion of the treatment team.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

WellSpan HealthLead Sponsor
26 Previous Clinical Trials
4,488 Total Patients Enrolled
Daniel Kreider, MDPrincipal Investigator
WellSpan Health

Media Library

Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) (Regional Anesthesia) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05748366 — N/A
Multiple Rib Fractures Research Study Groups: Serratus Anterior Plane Block, Standard Analgesic Medications
Multiple Rib Fractures Clinical Trial 2023: Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05748366 — N/A
Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) (Regional Anesthesia) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05748366 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many individuals can potentially sign up for this clinical research?

"That is correct. The information accessible on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that the trial, first uploaded on March 31st 2023, is still actively recruiting participants from a single medical facility with an expected enrollment of 60 patients."

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Is recruitment for the study still open to participants?

"Indeed, the online registry clinicaltrials.gov shows that enrollment for this experiment is ongoing. It was first published on March 31st 2023 and recently updated on July 3rd 2023, targeting 60 volunteers from a single site."

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~40 spots leftby Mar 2025