# Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESP) Versus Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in Pediatric Population; a Randomized, Controlled Study

> **NCT04878341** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital** · enrollment: 74 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pain, Postoperative

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Erector Spinae Plane Block

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04878341
- **Lead sponsor:** Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2021-07
- **Primary completion:** 2022-12
- **Final completion:** 2023-04
- **Target enrollment:** 74 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04878341

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04878341, "Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESP) Versus Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in Pediatric Population; a Randomized, Controlled Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04878341. Licensed CC0.

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