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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/01/061849 [Registered on: 25/01/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/01/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   Regional blocks for pain management in paediatric cardiac surgery 
Scientific Title of Study   COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED BILATERAL ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK AND TRANSVERSUS THORACIC MUSCLE PLANE BLOCK FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT IN PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERIES VIA MEDIAN STERNOTOMY 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Nandhu S 
Designation  SR,DM Cardiothoracic and vascular anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology 
Address  Senior Resident, DM Cardiothoracic and Vascular anesthesia (CTVA),Department of anesthesia,Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum

Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695011
India 
Phone  7200661884  
Fax    
Email  nandhusubramonian@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Suneel P R 
Designation  Professor, Div of cardiothoracic and vascular anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology 
Address  Department of anaesthesia, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology

Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695011
India 
Phone  9847280218  
Fax    
Email  suneel@sctimst.ac.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Suneel P R 
Designation  Professor, Div of cardiothoracic and vascular anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology 
Address  Department of anaesthesia, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology

Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695011
India 
Phone  9847280218  
Fax    
Email  suneel@sctimst.ac.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum, kerala 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum 
Address  SCTIMST, Medicsl college campus, Trivandrum, Kerala-695011 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 
Dr Nandhu S  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology  3rd floor, Dept. of caediac anaesthesia,SCTIMST,Medical college campus, Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
7200661884

nandhusubramonian@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee,Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology   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, (2) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  ULTRASOUND GUIDED BILATERAL ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE block  USG guided ESP block with 1ml/kg levobupivacaine 0.2%+ 0.1mg/kg dexamethasone in 2 divided doses after giving general anaesthesia before surgical incision 
Intervention  ULTRASOUND GUIDED BILATERAL TRANSVERSUS THORACIC PLANE BLOCK  USG guided TTP block with 1ml/kg levobupivacaine 0.2%+ 0.1mg/kg dexamethasone in 4 divided doses after giving general anaesthesia before surgical incision 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  2.00 Year(s)
Age To  18.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All children with congenital heart disease, between 2 to 18 years old with sinus
rhythm, undergoing elective congenital heart surgery requiring median
sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Emergency surgeries,
2)Chest wall and vertebral deformities
3)Subjects having known contraindication/allergy to local anaesthetics
4) Signs of coagulopathy
5) Infection at site of planned block
6) Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the postoperative pain in
paediatric cardiac surgeries done through a median sternotomy, in those
patients receiving either ultrasound guided Erector Spinae block or
ultrasound guided Tranversus thoracic plane block 
Upto 12 hours post extubation 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare intraoperative and postoperative analgesic requirement,duration of mechanical ventilation, postoperative lung complications and
duration of ICU stay and to study the procedure related
complications. 
Upto 12 hours post extubation 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="72"
Sample Size from India="72" 
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   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/02/2024 
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="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Postoperative pain is a side effect of a planned injury. As such, unlike physiological pain, it does not play the role of warning and defense. Instead, it leads to the development of a sequence of unfavourable pathophysiological processes triggered by nociceptive stimulation.Pain and opioids used for its relief  has been a attributable factor for prolonged ventilatory support and other side effects.  Several anaesthetic blocks have demonstrated to produce analgesia in humans undergoing median sternotomy, including neuraxial techniques, transversus thoracis plane (TTP) block, thoracic paravertebral block, erector spinae plane block, and parasternal block. In this study we propose to study transversus thoracis plane (TTP) block and erector spinae plane block in providing pain relief in paediatric cardiac surgeery patients. Along with that  other secondary objectives include to assess intraoperative and postoperative analgesic requirement, duration of mechanical ventilation, postoperative lung complications, duration of ICU stay and procedure related complications. 
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