Comparison of Three Different Pain Blocks for Subjects Undergoing VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Procedure.
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Official title
Randomized Prospective Study Comparing Paravertebral Catheters, Single Shot Paravertebral Block, Thoracic Epidural, for Postoperative Analgesia Following Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03151434
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Lead sponsor
- Indiana University
- Other
- Enrollment
- 147 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- US Guided Single Shot Paravertebral Block (0.2% ropivicaine infusion) Drug
- US Guided Paravertebral Catheter (0.2% ropivicaine bolus) Drug
- Thoracic Epidural (0.125% bupivicaine/hydromorphone) 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
- Feb 6, 2017
- Primary completion
- Jul 29, 2018
- Completion
- Jul 29, 2018
- Last update posted
- Jan 26, 2021
2017 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Hospital | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 26, 2021 · Synced Jul 21, 2026
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