Clinical trials: Post-thoracotomy Pain
Pain Following Thoracotomy Surgery
Study of Exparel Versus Epidural for Pain Control After Thoracotomy
Unilateral intercostal nerve blocks provide pain control as effectively as a continuous thoracic epidural, and will a lower incidence of side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02178553
- Testing
- Epidural, Intercostal Bupivicaine (Exparel)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Paravertebral Peripheral Nerve Block, Acute Pain Management
Ultrasound-Assisted Paravertebral Block v. Traditional Paravertebral Block For Pain Control
The overall purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound assisted paravertebral block placement versus traditional "blind" technique for postoperative analgesia following thoracotomy or visually…
- Trial name
- NCT01949480
- Testing
- Thoracotomy, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pain
The cryoICE™ CryoAnalgesia Study For Pain Management in Post thoRacic Procedures Via intercOSTal Cryoanalgesia (FROST)
The investigators propose to assess whether intra-operative intercostal cryoanalgesia using the cryoICE® probe (AtriCure®, Inc., 7555 Innovation Way, Mason, Ohio) provides superior post-operative analgesic efficacy as compared to…
- Trial name
- FROST (NCT02922153)
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Standard of Care
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
Shoulder Pain
Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Shoulder Pain After Lung Surgery
The investigators want to know whether injecting numbing medication on the side of the neck (also called superficial cervical plexus block) can prevent or reduce shoulder pain that patients commonly experience after lung surgery.
- Trial name
- SCPB (NCT01550302)
- Testing
- Superficial Cervical Plexus Block, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chronic Pain
Pregabalin and Post-thoracotomy Pain
With Institutional Ethics Board approval and signed informed consent, a pilot investigation was conducted in which 15 adult patients scheduled to undergo a thoractomy were randomly assigned to receive 1) 150 mg pregabalin 1 hour…
- Trial name
- NCT00663962
- Testing
- Pregabalin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Postoperative Pain, Cancer
Analgesic Efficacy of Inter Pleural Ropivacaine Road in Post Thoracotomy Pain for Oncologic Surgery
Thoracic surgery via posterolateral thoracotomy causes significant postoperative pain. There are several methods of postoperative pain relief, including intravenous analgesics and local-regional analgesia techniques.
- Trial name
- ROPAL-1 (NCT00210132)
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Reference
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Acute Post-thoracotomy Pain
Efficacy of Patient Controlled Epidural Anesthesia Versus Continuous Epidural Analgesia for Post-thoracotomy Pain
Postoperative thoracotomy pain is normally managed with an epidural catheter and continuous epidural analgesia (CEA). However, for some surgical procedures, patient controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) is more effective but…
- Trial name
- NCT01560429
- Testing
- Patient controlled epidural analgesia, Continuous epidural analgesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Postoperative Pain
Evaluating Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery
We propose to evaluate the use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in patients having undergone Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery (VATS) with the aim to determine if: Nurses will be able to apply TENS…
- Trial name
- NCT01046695
- Testing
- TENS Unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain
Preoperative Gabapentin for Acute and Chronic Post-thoracotomy Analgesia
One dose of either gabapentin or placebo will be given to patients prior to thoracotomy. Patients will also receive an epidural infusion, intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with fentanyl, oral acetaminophen and intravenous…
- Trial name
- NCT00588159
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Diphenhydramine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michelle Kinney
Post-operative Pain, Respiratory Depression
Dexmedetomidine for the Control of Post-Operative Pain in Thoracotomy Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy, hemodynamic and respiratory stability of a low-dose of dexmedetomidine infusion in post-operative surgical in-patients undergoing thoracic surgery after discharge…
- Trial name
- NCT00345384
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Chronic Postoperative Pain
Low Dose Peri-operative IV Ketamine for Chronic Post-surgery Pain Prevention
This study will test the null hypothesis that low-dose ketamine given peri-operatively will have no effect on the development of chronic post-surgical pain, in patients undergoing thoracotomy or video assisted thoracic surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT01296347
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust