Extrapleural Intercostal Catheter vs. Thoracic Epidural for Thoracotomy Pain

Stopped early · Phase 1

Conditions studied: THoracotomy

In brief

We will compare thoracic epidural anesthesia which is presently used for management of pain after thoracotomy to an intra-operatively placed extrapleural intercostal catheter. The study wil be double blinded and prospective.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00373633

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

26

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-08-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Unilateral thoracotomy
• Video Assisted thoracotomy with high likely hood of converting to open thoracotmoy

You may not qualify if…

• Bilateral thoracotomy
• Planned bilateral thoracotomy
• Planned chest wall resection
• Planned combined thoracotomy and laparotomy procedure
• VATS procedure without conversion to unilateral thoracotomy
• Emergency operation
• Critically ill patients
• Patients who require an assistive device (i.e. cane, walker, or wheel chair) for mobility
• Patients who are unable to give informed consent
• Patients with preoperative chronic back or chest wall pain
• Empyema or other infective condition increasing the risk of epidural infection
• Coagulopathy
• Decision of the surgeon or anesthesiologist, or choice of the patient
• Infection at site of epidural placement
• Patients with other co morbidities which exclude thoracic epidural placement
• Patients under the age of 18 years

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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