Clinical trial · Observational
Rib Removal and Pain in Partial Nephrectomy
Rib Removal in Retroperitoneal Open Partial Nephrectomy: Not As Painful As It Seems
NCT06543095CI-TRIAL-00079570completedClinicalTrials.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)
In this study, the effect of rib removal on postoperative pain in kidney cancer patients undergoing retroperitoneal open partial nephrectomy with flank incision was investigated. For this purpose, VAS score surveys were prepared for patients who underwent partial nephrectomy surgery in the early and late postoperative periods.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney Cancer | Malignant Kidney Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Partial Nephrectomy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain level | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Group 1
- description
- who underwent rib removal during the partial nephrectomy
- interventionNames
- Other: Pain level
- label
- Group 2
- description
- who didn't underwent rib removal during the partial nephrectomy
- interventionNames
- Other: Pain level
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pain level
- timeFrame
- days 0, 1, and 3 and week 3
- description
- Primary outcome of the study was to compare the pain intensities of the two groups at postoperative days 0, 1, and 3 and week 3 and to evaluate the additional pain burden induced by the rib removal procedure.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged over 18 years who underwent open renal surgery due to kidney cancer were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a preoperative (one day before surgery) VAS score greater than 0, * Those with additional known diseases that could cause pain (herniated disc, urinary stone disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, other intra-abdominal pathologies), * Intraoperative complications that could cause postoperative pain, metastasis, positive surgical margins or peri-renal invasion, * Those who underwent laparoscopic surgery or those who converted to open surgery after laparoscopic surgery, * Patients that regularly used painkillers for other reasons, * Patients whose ribs other than the 11th rib were removed were excluded from the study.
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