Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of Chronic Pain After Nerve Section During Thoracotomy
Post Thoracotomy Pain After Nerve Section
NCT00653367CI-TRIAL-00006331withdrawnN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to investigate if controlled nerve section reduces chronic pain after thoracotomy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nerve section | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- NS
- description
- Nerve section of intercostal nerve during surgery
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Nerve section
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Control
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pain (NRS)
- timeFrame
- 3 months postoperatively
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- QST parameters (sensory thresholds to cool/Warmth)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients included for anterior or lateral thoracotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to give consent due to age, cognitive reduction or otherwise * Neurological disease or symptoms affection thoracic area * Chronic pain prior to surgery * Inability to supply the patient with an epidural catheter * Pneumonectomy * Prolonged infection at surgical site * Invasive tumor growth * Need for repeated surgery at site
References
Publications (0)
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