Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade in Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
CompletedPhase 4NCT02302586
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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)
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries (VATS) include severe postoperative acute pain which is also a predictor of chronic pain. In this study, the investigators aim to compare the postoperative effects of thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) and intravenous patient controlled analgesia (PCA) on the prevention of chronic pain of patients undergoing VATS.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade on Acute and Chronic Pain After Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) - A Randomized, Clinical Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Drug: Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB)
- Drug: Patient Controlled Analgesia (IV PCA)
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
- Start date
- 2014-09
- Primary completion
- 2015-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: ASA I-III Patients who undergo Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) under GA Exclusion Criteria: Patients with difficult understanding the instructions for using PCA and/or pain scales Patients with contraindication to regional anesthesia Patients with significant neurologic, psychiatric or cognitive disorders History of substance abuse or chronic opioid use
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02302586