Cryoablation Effects on Acute and Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy and Thoracoscopy

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Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative, Intrathoracic Procedure

In brief

The researchers will compare the common methods of post-surgical pain control, such as epidural or intercostal nerve block with a newer method called cryoablation. The research team is conducting this study to determine if cryoablation provides more effective pain control when compared to an epidural or intercostal nerve block.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06384664

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

80

Starts

2024-06-03

Expected to finish

2028-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who could receive cryoablation in an elective open thoracic (posterolateral thoracotomy) or minimally invasive (thoracoscopy, including robotic) procedures at Michigan Medicine
• Patient is opioid naïve

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who are pregnant
• Patients with cognitive impairment
• Patients with psychological disorders
• Patients with prior thoracic surgery
• Patients with fibromyalgia
• Patients with redo ipsilateral thoracic surgery
• Patients undergoing bilateral thoracotomy

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (enrolling)

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