ITPB 1 vs 3 in VATS

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Conditions studied: Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the quality of recovery after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) by comparing the efficacy of a single-level intertransverse process block (ITPB) against a three-level ITPB, with particular attention to the quality of recovery measured by the QoR15 score at 24 hours post-surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06838793

Run by

Chinese University of Hong Kong

People needed

80

Starts

2025-03-04

Expected to finish

2026-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ASA I-III patients
• 18 to 80 years of age
• Patients with primary carcinoma lung scheduled for resection under VATS procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Patient refusal
• Local skin infection at the area of injection
• Coagulopathy
• History of allergy to local anaesthetics

Where it is running

• Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin — New Territories, Hong Kong (enrolling)

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