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NCT06322810
ESP Versus PIFB for Analgesia in Open Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Control Trial
NA trial testing Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in Analgesia in 80 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 December 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Taichung Veterans General Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 80 |
| Start date | 8 November 2024 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Taiwan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) — full drug profile →
- Pecto-intercostal fascial plane blok (PIFB)
Conditions studied
- Analgesia — all drugs for Analgesia →
Sponsor
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Analgesia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This clinical trial compares analgesia efficiency and recovery outcomes between two different fascial plane block techniques (ESPB vs.PIFB) in cardiac surgery patients participant population/health conditions\]. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does ESPB provide superior analgesia than PIFB * Do patients who receive ESPB have better recovery outcomes
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06322810 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- Last refreshed: 24 February 2026
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