Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for the Early Analgesia of Rib Fractures in Trauma: a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial With Embedded Qualitative Assessment

To assess the feasibility and inform the design and conduct of a pragmatically conducted, interventional, multi-centre RCT in adult patients admitted to UK major trauma centres with rib fractures examining ESP block as an analgesic adjunct to existing multimodal analgesia in the early management of rib fracture pain.

NCT Number	NCT07494851
Lead Sponsor	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Conditions	Rib Fractures
Enrollment	27 participants
Start Date	2022-07-01
Primary Completion	2024-02-12 (estimated)
Study Completion	2024-02-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-27