Pain Management for Pectus Excavatum Repair

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Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain

In brief

The objective of this study is to scientifically evaluate two different management strategies for post-operative pain after pectus excavatum repair. The hypothesis is that pain management without an epidural decreases hospital stay without compromising comfort. The primary outcome variable is length of hospitalization after the intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00413582

Run by

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

People needed

110

Starts

2006-10-01

Expected to finish

2010-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-01-16

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing a pectus excavatum repair with bar placement.

You may not qualify if…

• Open repair
• Re-Do operation
• Known allergy to a pain medication in the protocol
• Existing contraindications to epidural catheter placement
• Requirement for 2 bars to be placed (rare)
• Inadequate baseline cognitive function to understand/respond to VAS questionnaire

Where it is running

• Children's Mercy Hospital — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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