# US-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy

> **NCT05672394** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **National Cancer Institute, Egypt** · enrollment: 74 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lung Cancer
- Acute Pain
- Chronic Pain

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Continuous Serratus anterior plane block
- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracic Epidural
- **DRUG:** Bupivacaine
- **DRUG:** lidocaine with epinephrine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05672394
- **Lead sponsor:** National Cancer Institute, Egypt
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-06-01
- **Primary completion:** 2022-02-01
- **Final completion:** 2022-03-01
- **Target enrollment:** 74 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05672394

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05672394, "US-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05672394. Licensed CC0.

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