Cryoanalgesia vs. Epidural in the Nuss Procedure

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cryoanalgesia provides better pain control for minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) than thoracic epidural.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02721017

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

20

Starts

2016-05-01

Expected to finish

2018-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-05

Who can join

Age: 13 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• scheduled for Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum correction
• at least 13 years old at the time of the procedure

You may not qualify if…

• age less than 13 years at time of procedure
• use of pain medication prior to procedure
• pectus carinatum, Poland's syndrome, or any chest wall anomaly other than pectus excavatum
• previous repair of pectus excavatum by any technique
• previous thoracic surgery
• congenital heart disease
• bleeding dyscrasia
• major anesthetic risk factors or history of previous problem with anesthesia
• pregnancy
• inability to communicate in English

Where it is running

• UCSF-Benioff Children's Hospital — San Francisco, California, United States

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