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

Acute Postthoracotomy Pain Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01039870
• Other study ID #: YTKim_PVB_Postthor Pain
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 23, 2009
• Last updated: February 16, 2012
• Start date: July 2010
• Est. completion date: February 2012

Study information

• Verified date: February 2012
• Source: Seoul National University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Korea: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: February 2012
• Est. primary completion date: February 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 19 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

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

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Postthoracotomy Pain
• Chronic Postthoracotomy Pain
• Hypotension
• Hypotension After Bolus Dose

Intervention

Procedure:
• paravertebral block
postoperative pain is controlled with local analgesics delivered via PVB
• thoracic epidural analgesia
postoperative pain is controlled with local analgesics and fentanyl delivered via thoracic epidural catheter

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Seoul National University Hospital	Seoul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Seoul National University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Incidence and severity of acute postthoracotomy pain when moving		24 hours after thoracotomy	No
Secondary	Incidence of chronic postthoracotomy pain		6 months after thoracotomy	No