Status:
UNKNOWN
Postoperative Pain After Single Port, Two Ports and Three Ports VATS Lobectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Pulmonary Hospital Zakopane
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial was designed to assess and compare the postoperative pain after VATS lobectomy performed though one, two and three incisions. The primary o...
Detailed Description
The best VATS technique for lobectomy has not been well defined yet. Most of the authors describe the VATS approach to lobectomy via 2 to even 4 incisions. The final step in the evolution of the techn...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3
- undergo videothoracoscopic lung lobectomy
- forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \>1,5 l/min
- no contraindications for epidural anesthesia
- ability to comprehend principles of VAS pain examination method and to communicate in accordance with them.
Exclusion
- prior to the study: contraindications for local anesthesia, ASA\>3, FEV1\<1,5 l/min, conditions disabling the patient from comprehending the principles of VAS pain examination, known allergy to used medications.
- during the study: failure to place epidural catheter, decision to abandon lobar resection (e.g. in case of neoplastic dissemination), intraoperative conversion to thoracotomy, intraoperative anatomical obstacles to distribution of local anesthetics, conditions disabling the patient from pain evaluation by means of VAS method (e.g. postoperative delirium), necessity to administer other pharmaceuticals influencing pain perception (e.g. sedatives), necessity of mechanical ventilation, interruption of local anesthesia as a result of technical problems (e.g. damage or slippage of catheter).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03228056
Start Date
June 1 2016
End Date
December 31 2018
Last Update
April 11 2018
Active Locations (2)
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Pulmonary Hospital
Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland, 34-500
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Pulmonary Hospital
Zakopane, Poland, 34-500