CompletedPhase 3

Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery.

France90 participantsStarted 2010-03

Plain-language summary

The use of paravertebral catheters is a recommended technique to achieve postoperative analgesia after thoracic surgery. To date there is no consensus on which drug regime (local anesthetics with or without opioid) is best. The aim of this prospective clinical trial is to determine wether the use of ropivacaine and sufentanil injected through a thoracic paravertebral catheter results in decreased acute postoperative pain compared with plain ropivacaine in patients after thoracoscopic lung surgery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient scheduled for planned video-assisted thoracic surgery * Patient that consent to participate * Planned placement of paravertebral catheter * Patient having a medical insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Patient less than 18 years * Refusal to participate * Known pregnancy * Known allergies to local anesthetics, sufentanil and /or to iodinated contrast material * Intolerance to sufentanil and/or morphine * Chronic consumption of opiates * Preoperative chronic pain syndrome * Patient having a contraindication to placement of paravertebrtal catheter

What they're measuring

morphine consumption during the first 48 hours

Timeframe: 48 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01082744

SponsorHospices Civils de Lyon

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-09

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