Intrapleural Bupivacaine for Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Thoracotomy

Phase 4 Completed 42 enrolled McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

RandomizedSingle-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

While thoracic epidural could control incisional pain after thoracotomy, an excruciating ipsilateral shoulder pain happens post thoracotomy and could affect up to 85% of thoracotomy patients. It is often difficult to manage and relatively resistant to opioids. The investigators postulate that in the presence of a functioning thoracic epidural, intrapleural bupivacaine administered through the chest tube could be effective in reducing post thoracotomy ipsilateral shoulder pain.

Timeline

Start: 2017-07-01
Primary completion: 2019-02-15
Completion: 2019-02-15

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.25 %	Other
Subject	Epinephrine	Other / unclassified	5 ug/ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.