Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IV PCA) Versus Paravertebral Block After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

April 19, 2016 updated by: Jae-Hyon Bahk, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Hospital

A Comparison Between the Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia and of Paravertebral Block After Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effect of paravertebral block with that of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after video assisted thoracic surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

76

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients receiving video assisted thoracic surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with cardiovascular disease
  • patients with neurologic disease
  • patients with contraindications to paravertebral block or epidural block
  • patients with history of previous VATS
  • patients with pain at the expected incision site

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: PVB
Postoperative pain is controlled with local analgesics delivered via PVB.
Procedure: paravertebral block
Postoperative pain is controlled with local analgesics via PVB.
Active Comparator: PCA
Postoperatve pain is controlled with intravenous PCA.
Procedure: PCA
Postoperative pain is controlled with intravenous PCA.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
severity of acute postoperative pain when moving
Time Frame: 24 hours after VATS
24 hours after VATS

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 16, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 23, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

February 24, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 20, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 19, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JHBahk_VATS PVB

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