Percutaneous Intercostal Cryoneuromodulation Onset Timing.

Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Cryotherapy Effect; Pectus Excavatum

Treatments: Other: Physical examination of chest skin

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07081620

PICOT1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Percutaneous Intercostal Cryoneurolysis is a promising technique that addresses acute postoperative pain after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum. However its onset timing has not yet been determined. A physical examination would assess the variation of chest skin sensitivity to soft touch, cold (water at 4°C), and heat (water at 40°C) through days following the cryoneurolysis procedure.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who are undergoing preoperative percutaneous intercostal cryoneurolysis for pectus excavatum surgery

Exclusion criteria

• failure to obtain consent

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

Pectus patients

Description:

Patients who are eligible for Nuss procedure (for pectus excavatum correction) are undergoing "earlier preoperative percutaneous intercostal cryoneurolysis" in our institution. They are studied through a physical examination also.

Treatment:

Other: Physical examination of chest skin