# ESP Versus PIFB for Analgesia in Open Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Control Trial

> **NCT06322810** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Taichung Veterans General Hospital** · enrollment: 80 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Analgesia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Erector spinae plane block (ESPB)
- **PROCEDURE:** Pecto-intercostal fascial plane blok (PIFB)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06322810
- **Lead sponsor:** Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-11-08
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06322810

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06322810, "ESP Versus PIFB for Analgesia in Open Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Control Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06322810. Licensed CC0.

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