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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/02/062531 [Registered on: 12/02/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 05/09/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia
Other (Specify) [ultrasound guided block]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   It is a study to observe the effect of ultrasound guided Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) for post sternotomy pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery 
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy of Pectointercostal fascial plane block for post sternotomy pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery 
Trial Acronym  PIFB 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Geeta Ahlawat 
Designation  Professor - 
Affiliation  Pt. B.D. Sharma Rohtak 
Address  Room no 2 first floor Dept of Cardiac Anaesthesia Lala Shyam Lal Building Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak Haryana

Rohtak
HARYANA
124001
India 
Phone  9540642640  
Fax    
Email  drgeetasaroha@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Deepika Budhwar 
Designation  DM Cardiac Anaesthesia Resident 
Affiliation  Pt. B.D. Sharma Rohtak 
Address  Room no 3 first floor Lala Shyam Lal building Dept of Cardiac Anaesthesia Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak Haryana

Rohtak
HARYANA
124001
India 
Phone  9540642640  
Fax    
Email  deepikabudhwar212@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Deepika Budhwar 
Designation  DM Cardiac Anaesthesia Resident 
Affiliation  Pt. B.D. Sharma Rohtak 
Address  Room no 3 first floor Lala Shyam Lal building Dept of Cardiac Anaesthesia Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak Haryana

Rohtak
HARYANA
124001
India 
Phone  9540642640  
Fax    
Email  deepikabudhwar212@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia First Floor Lala Shyam Lal Building Pt.B.D. Sarma PGIMS Rohtak Haryana-124001 India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Pt.B.D. Sarma PGIMS Rohtak 
Address  Dept of Cardiac Anaesthesia Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak Haryana 
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 
Dr Deepika Budhwar  Pt.B.D Sharma PGIMS  CTVS operation theatre, first floor Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia Lala Shyam Lal Building
Rohtak
HARYANA 
9540642640

deepikabudhwar212@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Biomedical Research Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: I251||Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery, (2) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  USG guided PIFB block  patients undergoing open cardiac surgeries will receive ultrasound guided pectoitercostal fascial plane block with ropivaciane and fentany after induction of anaesthesia before surgical incision and will be compared with control group (those not receiving USG guided PIFB) 
Intervention  USG guided PIFB block  patients undergoing open cardiac surgeries will receive ultrasound guided pectoitercostal fascial plane block with ropivaciane and fentanyl after induction of anaesthesia before surgical incision 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  elective cardiac surgery with median sternotomy
ASA I-III
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  emergency surgery
redo surgery
known allergy to ropivacaine
platelet count less than one lakh
infection at the needle insertion site
a history of opioid abuse
hepatic or renal failure
congestive heart failure 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Double Blind Double Dummy 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Evaluation of post sternotomy pain using Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) in patients receiving bilateral USG guided Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) as compared to those not receiving the block  at extubation
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours
16 hours
24 hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
time to ambulation
removal of chest tubes
nausea
vomiting 
after extubation 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="75"
Sample Size from India="75" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="0" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1/ Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/02/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
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  

USG guided Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) is a safe and effective analgesic technique for treatment of post sternotomy pain after cardiac surgery. This is a relatively new technique, we therefore plan to to study the safety profile and effectiveness of the USG guided Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block.

 
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