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NCT06653803
Rhomboid Intercostal Block Versus Retrolaminar Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
NA trial testing Rhomboid Intercostal Block (RIB) in Post Operative Pain in 60 participants. Currently enrolling.
1 January 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Damanhour Teaching Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 60 |
| Start date | 1 August 2025 |
| Primary completion | 1 January 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 30 January 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Rhomboid Intercostal Block (RIB)
- Retrolaminar Block (RLB)
Conditions studied
- Post Operative Pain — all drugs for Post Operative Pain →
Sponsor
Damanhour Teaching Hospital
Who can join
Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Post Operative Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Background: Although thoracoscopic sympathectomy is made via small incisions, it is associated with severe postoperative pain. Both Rhomboid intercostal block (RIB) and Retrolaminar block (RLB) are recent techniques used for pain control after such procedures Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of RIB and RLB in providing postoperative analgesia after thoracoscopic sympathectomy in adult patients and their impact on the patient's outcomes. Patients and Methods: This prospective, randomized (1:1), double-blind clinical trial; will be carried out on 60 patients scheduled for elective thoracoscopic sympathectomy under general anesthesia at our hospital. Patients will be randomly allocated into two equal groups (30 patients each) and will receive: in group A; general anesthesia with intraoperative ipsilateral ultrasound-guided RIB, whereas in group B; general anesthesia with intraoperative ipsilateral ultrasound-guided RLB.
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06653803 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Damanhour Teaching Hospital
- Last refreshed: 21 August 2025
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