Intraoperative Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Block in MIRPE (Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum)

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Conditions studied: Funnel Chest, Pectus Excavatum, Postoperative Pain After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery, Postoperative Pain

In brief

The main objective of this study is to compare epidural blockade with cryoanalgesia of the intercostal nerves as an analgesic method in the postoperative period of minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07431632

Run by

University of Sao Paulo

People needed

40

Starts

2024-11-28

Expected to finish

2028-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Having pectus excavatum;
• Having signed the Informed Consent Form for the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Age < 13 years at the time of the procedure;
• Chronic use of analgesics preoperatively;
• Pectus carinatum, Poland syndrome, or other chest wall anomalies;
• Previous pectus excavatum repair by any technique;
• Previous thoracic surgery;
• Congenital heart disease;
• Hemorrhagic dyscrasia;
• Major anesthetic risk factors or history of previous problems with anesthesia;
• Pregnancy.

Where it is running

• Thoracic Surgery Division, Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School — São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (enrolling)

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