Clinical trials: Thoracic Epidural
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Cryoanalgesia vs. Epidural in the Nuss Procedure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cryoanalgesia provides better pain control for minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) than thoracic epidural.
- Trial name
- NCT02721017
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Thoracic epidural (ropivicaine, fentanyl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Preoperative Anxiety Score
Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety During Thoracic Epidural Placement.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset can help young people relax during the placement of an epidural catheter for pain control after pectus surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07911436
- Testing
- VR- headset
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation Versus Epidural Analgesia for Nuss Repair of Pectus Excavatum
Primary objective of the current study is to determine the impact of intercostal nerve cryoablation on postoperative length of hospital stay compared to standard pain management of young pectus excavatum patients (12-24 years)…
- Trial name
- ICE (NCT05731973)
- Testing
- Intercostal nerve cryoablation, Thoracic epidural analgesia (continuous infusion with sufentanyl (1 µg/ml) and bupivacaine (1.25 mg/ml)), Intercostal nerve block (single shot bupivacaine (1.25 mg/ml))
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Thoracic Epidural Analgesia, Fracture Ribs
Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Multiple Traumatic Fracture Ribs
This work aims at comparing the analgesic effect of Thoracic Epidural Magnesium sulfate versus Fentanyl when added as adjuvants to Bupivacaine in patients with multiple traumatic fracture ribs.
- Trial name
- NCT03595397
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Magnesium Sulfate, Fentanyl
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pectus Excavatum
Prospective Trial: Pain Management After Pectus Excavatum Repair, Epidural Versus PCA
Pectus excavatum, the most common chest wall deformity, occurs in roughly one in 1000 children. Operative repair of the anterior thoracic concavity has transitioned to the minimally invasive approach with substernal bar placement…
- Trial name
- PectusEpiPCA (NCT01863498)
- Testing
- Epidural, PCA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Spinal Epidural Hematoma, Thoracic Surgery
Risk Factors for Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma Following Posterior Thoracic Spinal Surgery in a Single Institute
This is a retrospective, observational single-center study. The studies is to investigate the incidence of posterior epidural spinal hematoma(PSEH) and recognize the risk factors for it in a cohort of patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT04961424
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
First-attempt Success Rate of Real-time Ultrasound-guided Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement
Application of Real-time Ultrasound Guidance in Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the success rate of real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural catheter placement at the first attempt in patients who will undergo thoracic or abdominal surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT07100769
- Testing
- Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural placement
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)
Pain, Postoperative
Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESP) Versus Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in Pediatric Population; a Randomized, Controlled Study
Aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of continuous ESP block in children under the age of 10 yrs undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures, compared to Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia (TEA).
- Trial name
- ESP (NCT04878341)
- Testing
- Erector Spinae Plane Block
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital
Urodynamics, Acute Urinary Retention
Effects of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Lower Urinary Tract Function
Acute urinary retention is one of the most common complications after surgery and anesthesia. Overfilling the bladder can stretch and damage the detrusor muscle, leading to atony of the bladder.
- Trial name
- NCT00790231
- Testing
- urodynamic procedure
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Movement of Thoracic and Lumbar Skin
How Much Can the Thoracic and Lumbar Skin Slide?
The investigators want to determine how much the skin on the back can move left to right of the midline and also up and down, in subjects presenting for procedure or in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02105363
- Testing
- measure of skin movement on surface of the back, Measurement of skin movement on surface of back
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Pain, Postoperative, Surgery, Thoracic
Multimodal Analgesia in Children and Adolescents After the Ravitch Procedure and Thoracotomy
The study was performed in patients aged 6-18 years after the Ravitch procedure and thoracotomy. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pain control provided by the multimodal approach that…
- Trial name
- NCT03444636
- Testing
- Ropivacaine/Fentanyl, Bupivacaine/Fentanyl
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Poland
Post-ERCP Acute Pancreatitis
Study of Effectiveness of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for the Prevention of Acute Pancreatitis After ERCP Procedures
For 40 years, the post-ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) pancreatitis has been the most frequent adverse effect of endoscopic transpapillary interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT01964066
- Testing
- ERCP, Thoracic epidural analgesia, Premedication
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 491 people
- Sponsor
- Volgograd State Medical University
Pregnancy Complications, Atelectasis
Effect of Epidural Analgesia on Regional Lung Ventilation in Parturient Women as Assessed by Thoracic Impedance
The goal of this observational study is to learn more about the effect of obstetric epidural anesthesia on regional lung ventilation in healthy parturient women.
- Trial name
- NCT06195774
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Pectus Excavatum, Pain, Postoperative
Identification of Best Postoperative Analgesia Method Following a Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity in children, accounting for 90% of all congenital chest wall deformities. It occurs in one to eight per 1000 live births.
- Trial name
- (MIRPE) (NCT04211935)
- Testing
- Use of PCA, Use of ESB for postoperative pain control after MIRPE, Use of INC for postoperative pain control after MIRPE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Anesthesia, Epidural, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thoracic Epidural Depth in Children Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the thoracic skin to epidural space depth in children and define the ratio between the straight and inclined thoracic skin to epidural depth.
- Trial name
- NCT02785081
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- King Fahad Medical City
Abdominal Hernia, Abdominal Wall Defect
To Investigate the Use of a New Syringe "Visual Pressure Control (VPC)" for Epidural Anesthesia in Children Surgery
Pediatric epidural anesthesia has emerged as a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique for providing intraoperative and postoperative analgesia in thoracic and abdominal surgery.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Hernia, Abdominal Wall Defect, Abdominal Neoplasm, Urogenital Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05308771
- Testing
- VPC syringe
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tivoli
Lung Cancer
Postoperative Pain After Single Port, Two Ports and Three Ports VATS Lobectomy
This single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial was designed to assess and compare the postoperative pain after VATS lobectomy performed though one, two and three incisions.
- Trial name
- NCT03228056
- Testing
- pain intensity measured in VAS scale
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Pulmonary Hospital Zakopane
Pain, Breast Diseases
Thoracic Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia for Breast Surgery
The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of the thoracic combined spinal epidural anesthesia in breast surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04706247
- Testing
- thoracic combined spinal epidural anesthesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Antalya Training and Research Hospital
Pleural Effusion
Comparison of Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis by Thoracic Epidural or General Anesthesia
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) talc pleurodesis is often carried out in patients with malignant recurrent pleural effusion to relieve symptoms and prevent recurrence.
- Trial name
- NCT01469728
- Testing
- Non-awake VATS talc pleurodesis, Awake VATS talc pleurodesis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
Pectus Excavatum, Pain, Postoperative
Pectus ESC Outcomes and Comparative Effectiveness Study
Investigators hypothesize that Erector spinae catheter pain management protocol would allow patients to have earlier and more effective rehabilitation with decreased length of hospital stay.
- Trial name
- PectusESC (NCT05063695)
- Testing
- Multimodal Erector spinae catheter protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati