Study of Exparel Versus Epidural for Pain Control After Thoracotomy
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Official title
Randomized Non-inferiority Trial of Continuous Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Single Intercostal Nerve Block After Thoracotomy
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02178553
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Lead sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Other
- Enrollment
- 102 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Epidural Drug
- Intercostal Bupivicaine (Exparel) Drug
Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 14, 2014
- Primary completion
- Oct 8, 2018
- Completion
- Jan 24, 2019
- Last update posted
- Jan 8, 2020
2014 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota | 55902 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 8, 2020 · Synced Jun 26, 2026
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