Optimal Timing of Intercostal Nerve Blocks During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgeries

Phase 4 Completed 36 enrolled University at Buffalo The VA Western New York Healthcare System · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

Intercostal nerve block, performed under the guidance of videoscope, is a part of standard anesthesia procedures for patients receiving Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgeries. In this double-blind, prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial the investigators aim to compare preemptive versus post-closure intercostal injection of ropivacaine in controlling post-video-assisted thoracotomy pain.

Timeline

Start: 2016-09-28
Primary completion: 2022-03-30
Completion: 2022-03-30

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dexamethasone	Small molecule	2 ml	Other
Subject	Epinephrine	Other / unclassified	0.125 ml	Other
Subject	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	33 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.