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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/10/046536 [Registered on: 17/10/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 15/10/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   To study the effect of ultrasound guided nerve block in providing pain relief in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of ultrasound guided transversus thoracis plane block on post operative analgesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery through midline sternotomy. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Lalthazuali 
Designation  Post graduate resident 
Affiliation  Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarung hospital  
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive care, Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9626018245  
Fax    
Email  thazualijongte@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Amita Gupta 
Designation  Professor and consultant 
Affiliation  Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjunget hospital  
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive care, Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9910382190  
Fax    
Email  amitaguptadr@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Amita Gupta 
Designation  Professor and consultant 
Affiliation  Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjunget hospital  
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive care, Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi


DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9910382190  
Fax    
Email  amitaguptadr@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital  
Address  Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi  
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Lalthazuali  Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital   Department of anaesthesia and Intensive care , Ansari Nagar, New Delhi
New Delhi
DELHI 
9626018245

thazualijongte@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  General anaesthesia with ultrasound guided Transversus thoracis plane block for post operative analgesia   Adult patient undergoing cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia will be given ultrasound guided Transversus thoracis plane block pre operatively for post operative analgesia and pain score will be measured at 12 hrs and 24hrs after surgery  
Comparator Agent  Only general anaesthesia   Adult patient undergoing cardiac surgery will be induced under general anaesthesia and pain score will be measured after 12hrs and 24hrs post surgery  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  American Society of Anaesthesiologists Grade II and III posted for cardiac surgery necessitating midline sternotomy  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with contraindication for regional anaesthesia
2. Allergy to local anaesthetic drugs
3. History of chronic pain
4. Inability to communicate effectively/psychiatric illness
5. Patients who had been intubated for more than 24hrs prior to surgery
6. Standard high risk patients based on Euroscore II 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the effect of preoperative transversus thoracis plane block on postoperative analgesia during rest, during cough and during spirometry using Numerical Rating System in adult undergoing cardiac surgery through midline sternotomy   To evaluate the effect of preoperative transversus thoracis plane block on postoperative analgesia during rest, during cough and during spirometry using Numerical Rating System in adult undergoing cardiac surgery through midline sternotomy at 12hrs and 24hrs post surgery  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Postoperative respiratory function
2. Total opioid consumption in the first 24 hrs after surgery
3. Number of rescue analgesia in the first 24 hrs after surgery
4. Duration of mechanical ventilation  
Respiratory function will be measured by ultrasound guided diaphragmatic excursion at 12 hrs and 24hrs after surgery along with ABG which will be taken at 6hrs, 12hrs and 24hrs after surgery  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   21/10/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="10"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   None 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This study is a prospective, interventional, comparative randomized study to evaluate the effect of ultrasound guided Transversus thoracis plane block on post operative analgesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery through midline sternotomy under general anaesthesia, with the hypothesis that preoperative transversus thoracis plane block improves postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery through midline sternotomy . Primary, postoperative pain score (NAS) will be recorded at 6 hrs, 12 hrs and 24hrs post surgery. Secondarily, postoperative respiratory function, total opioid consumption in 24hrs post surgery , number of rescue analgesia in 24hrs post surgery and duration of mechanical ventilation will be recorded. 
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