Clinical trial · Interventional
Paravertebral Block Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia
Paravertebral Block Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Video Assisted Lung Surgery
- 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)
Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is the basic method of analgesia in patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy. TEA is considered to be a safe and thoroughly investigated method of pain relief that rarely causes serious complications. However, blocking the nerves as they emerge from the spinal column (paravertebral block, PVB) may represent an alternative method with some potential benefits. In this study, TEA and PVB will be compared for patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis, that PVB is a time-saving procedure compared with TEA on the day of surgery and that PVB is as efficient in postoperative pain reduction as TEA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Postoperative Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paravertebral block | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Thoracic epidural | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Thoracic epidural analgesia
- description
- Standard thoracic epidurals preoperatively at the dag of surgery.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Thoracic epidural
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Paravertebral block
- description
- Paravertebral block inserted at the end of the operation by the surgeons
- interventionNames
- Drug: Paravertebral block
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Time in minutes total time at the operating ward
- timeFrame
- 1 hour
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 85 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients with lung cancer in stage 1 or 2 who are accepted for VATS-lobectomy Exclusion Criteria, preoperative: Patients who do not wish to participate Patients with: * suspicion of ingrowth in the thoracic wall. * marginal lung function. * kidney failure. * chronic pains and/ or daily use of opioids. * cognitive, visual and / or linguistic dysfunction. * allergies to drugs used in the paravertebral block or the thoracic epidural analgesia. Exclusion Criteria, Per- and postoperative * conversion from VATS to thoractomy. * unsuccessful admission of thoracic epidural analgesia * unsuccessful admission of paravertebral block * postoperative respiratory treatment * postoperative delirium Patients who for various reasons are not able to self-report pain after surgery. Patients who wish to withdraw from the study
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