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NCT Number: NCT01538914

Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IV PCA) Versus Paravertebral Block After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effect of paravertebral block with that of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after video assisted thoracic surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Postoperative Pain After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Age range

20 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients receiving video assisted thoracic surgery

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with cardiovascular disease
  • patients with neurologic disease
  • patients with contraindications to paravertebral block or epidural block
  • patients with history of previous VATS
  • patients with pain at the expected incision site

Treatment and study plan

paravertebral block

Procedure

Postoperative pain is controlled with local analgesics via PVB.

PCA

Procedure

Postoperative pain is controlled with intravenous PCA.

Primary outcomes

  1. severity of acute postoperative pain when moving

    Time frame: 24 hours after VATS

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Comparison Between the Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia and of Paravertebral Block After Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Feb 24, 2012
Registry last updated
Apr 20, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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