# The Efficacy of Serratus Anterior Plane Block (ESAPB) for Thoracotomy: a Prospective Study

> **NCT03839160** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital** · enrollment: 90 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pain, Postoperative
- Anesthesia
- Thoracotomy

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Serratus anterior plane block
- **DRUG:** Intravenous patient-controlled-analgesia morphine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03839160
- **Lead sponsor:** Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2020-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2021-05-01
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03839160

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03839160, "The Efficacy of Serratus Anterior Plane Block (ESAPB) for Thoracotomy: a Prospective Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03839160. Licensed CC0.

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