Clinical trials: Thoracotomy Analgesia
Post Thoracic Surgery
Intrapleural Bupivacaine for Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Thoracotomy
While thoracic epidural could control incisional pain after thoracotomy, an excruciating ipsilateral shoulder pain happens post thoracotomy and could affect up to 85% of thoracotomy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03862404
- Testing
- Bupivacaine-epinephrine, Normal saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
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
Urinary Tract Infections
Early or Late Foley Removal After Thoracotomy
Is the early removal of Foley catheter safe in patients undergoing general thoracic surgery with an epidural catheter in place?
- Trial name
- NCT01611519
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Postoperative Analgesia, Retrolaminar Block
Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Retrolaminar Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Thoracotomy
Comparing efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Retrolaminar Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy
- Conditions
- Postoperative Analgesia, Retrolaminar Block, Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block, Thoracotomy
- Trial name
- NCT05507281
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block, Retrolaminar Block, Control
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Gender, Postoperative Pain
Acute Postthoracotomy Pain - Impact of Gender
Adequate analgesia in thoracic surgery is essential to prevent severe postoperative complications, especially respiratory problems.
- Conditions
- Gender, Postoperative Pain, Thoracotomy, Analgesia
- Trial name
- NCT03281213
- Testing
- Thoracotomy
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Pain, Postoperative
Erector Spinae Plane Block for Post-thoracotomy Pain
Post-thoracotomy pain is one of the most severe forms of post-operative pain. Among the most common techniques for the management of post-thoracotomy pain, there are the intercostal nerve block, and a recently described block…
- Trial name
- NCT04013815
- Testing
- erector spinae plane block with ropivacaine, Intercostal nerve block with ropivacaine
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Respiration Disorders
Epidural Analgesia and Postoperative Respiratory Functions (EPAPRES)
Patients operated with posterolateral thoracotomy were enrolled. Post-operative analgesia was provided either by TEA with 0.1% bupivacaine or pethidine based intravenous analgesia (IVA) in our sample population.
- Trial name
- EPAPRES (NCT03643757)
- Testing
- Thoracic epidural analgesia, Bupivacaine
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yedikule Training and Research Hospital
Hypotension
Pilot Study: Paravertebral Analgesia vs Epidural Analgesia After Thoracotomy
Paravertebral analgesia is non-inferior to epidural analgesia for pain control and superior to epidural analgesia in terms of the main complication of hypotension.
- Trial name
- ParaEpi (NCT01700491)
- Testing
- Epidural Catheter 0.2% ropivacaine, Paravertebral Catheter 0.4% ropivacaine
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Pain, Postoperative
Preventive Skin Analgesia With Lidocaine Patch 5% for Controlling Post-thoracotomy Pain
Thoracotomy is one of the most painful surgical incision. Uncontrolled acute post-thoracotomy pain reducing deep breathing exercises and secretion clearance increased the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications…
- Trial name
- NCT02751619
- Testing
- Lidocaine patch 5%
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli