Acute Pain Management Following Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Comparison of Lobectomy and Wedge Resection

December 3, 2014 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital
Viedo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS) have became popular in recent years. There is no golden rule of postoperative analgesia for VATS. Compared with lobectomy, wedge resection preserves better pulmonary function and is suitable for elder patients and patients who could not afford to have lobectomy. In addition to surgery time、recovery time and hospital stay, wound incisions and organization damages are different,too. Will patients also have different response to pain control after these two surgery? The retrospective study is to compared the differences of postoperative pain management between VATS lobectomy and wedge resection.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

150

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan
        • Recruiting
        • National Taiwan University Hospital
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Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Selected patients are from the hospital patients who are arranged to have video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lobectomy or wedge resection

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age >= 20
  2. Using intravenous patient-controlled analgesia for postoperative analgesia
  3. ASA physical status classification I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Staying in intensive care unit after surgery
  2. Emergency surgery
  3. Pregnancy
  4. Other surgery incisions which are not used for the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
  5. Patients never use intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after surgery

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Postoperative pain scale
Time Frame: postoperative day 1 to day 3
postoperative day 1 to day 3

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ya-Jung Cheng, National Taiwan University Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 1, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 2, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

May 5, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 5, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 3, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201403039RIND

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