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The Effect of Paravertebral Block Using a Multi-orifice Catheter on Preventing Acute and Chronic Post-thoracotomy Pain

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Seoul National University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hypotension After Bolus Dose
Chronic Postthoracotomy Pain
Acute Postthoracotomy Pain

Treatments

Procedure: paravertebral block
Procedure: thoracic epidural analgesia

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01039870
YTKim_PVB_Postthor Pain

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effect of the paravertebral block using a multi-lumen catheter on the incidence and severity of acute and chronic postthoracotomy pain compared to the thoracic epidural block.

Enrollment

90 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

19 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • patients receiving surgery through a thoracotomy incision

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with cardiovascular disease
  • patients with neurologic disease
  • patients with contraindications to paravertebral block or epidural block
  • patients with history of previous thoracotomy incision
  • patients with pain at the expected incision site

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

90 participants in 2 patient groups

PVB
Experimental group
Description:
Paravertebral block initiated at the later part of thoracotomy is used for postoperative pain control
Treatment:
Procedure: paravertebral block
TEA
Active Comparator group
Description:
Thoracic epidural block initiated before the surgical incision is used for postoperative pain control.
Treatment:
Procedure: thoracic epidural analgesia

Trial contacts and locations

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