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

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)

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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