Clinical trial · Interventional
Is Tunneling Effective in Preventing Failure of Epidural Analgesia? A Randomized Trial
Postoperative Pain: Is Tunneling Effective in Preventing Failure of Epidural Analgesia? A Randomized Trial
- 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)
This is a prospective randomized single blinded study in patients planned to undergo general anesthesia and epidural catheter insertion for pain control after abdominal, thoracic and orthopedic surgery. Patients meeting participation criteria will be selected and enrolled sequentially. The study recruitment will be carried out over one year with follow-up for each patient until either the catheter is dislodged or once decided that the patient is to be discontinued from the epidural pain control.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidural Catheter | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Post Operative Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| tunneling epidural catheter | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- tunneling group
- description
- Epidural Catheter Insertion and fixation by subcutaneous tunneling procedure.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: tunneling epidural catheter
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- taping group
- description
- Epidural Catheter Insertion and fixation by use of adhesive tape without tunneling.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: tunneling epidural catheter
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Difference in Rate of dislodgment between the two groups
- timeFrame
- 5 days
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 85 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient is an adult, between 18-80 years old with normal mentation. * Patient has consented to general anesthesia and epidural catheter insertion for pain control after abdominal, thoracic and orthopedic surgery * Patient is able to understand and provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Patient is prone to coagulopathy. * Patient has infection at injection site. * Any Patient seen immediately before surgery-
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