Costotransverse Foramen Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Thoracotomy for Lung Cancer

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Conditions studied: Costotransverse Foramen Block, Thoracic Paravertebral Block, Thoracotomy, Lung Cancer

In brief

This study aims to compare the costotransverse foramen block (CTFB) with thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) in patients undergoing thoracotomy for lung cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07367581

Run by

National Cancer Institute, Egypt

People needed

70

Starts

2026-01-24

Expected to finish

2026-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age > 18 years and ≤ 65 years old.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II-III.
• Body mass index 18-35 kg/m2.
• Patients scheduled for thoracotomies for lung cancer.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient refusal.
• History of sensitivity to local anesthetics.
• History of psychological disorders.
• Contraindication to regional anesthesia, e.g., local sepsis, pre-existing peripheral neuropathies, and coagulopathy.
• Severe respiratory, cardiac, hepatic, or renal disease.
• Morbid obesity.
• Uncooperative patients.
• Patients on chronic pain therapy.

Where it is running

• Cairo University — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

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