The Effect of Paravertebral Block Using a Multi-orifice Catheter on Preventing Acute and Chronic Post-thoracotomy Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01039870
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study aims to evaluate the effect of the paravertebral block using a multi-lumen catheter on the incidence and severity of acute and chronic postthoracotomy pain compared to the thoracic epidural block.
Study details
- Conditions
- Acute Postthoracotomy Pain
- Chronic Postthoracotomy Pain
- Hypotension After Bolus Dose
- Interventions
- Procedure: paravertebral block
- Procedure: thoracic epidural analgesia
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Start date
- 2010-07
- Primary completion
- 2012-02
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 19 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- South Korea
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * patients receiving surgery through a thoracotomy incision Exclusion Criteria: * patients with cardiovascular disease * patients with neurologic disease * patients with contraindications to paravertebral block or epidural block * patients with history of previous thoracotomy incision * patients with pain at the expected incision site
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01039870