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Does the addition of a short-acting morphine and epinephrine to acontinuous infusion of local anaesthetic improve pain treatment whencontinuously infused in a paravertebral block after lung surgery?

Conditions
The analgesic effects of continuous paravertebral infusion of twoanalgesic mixtures after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS).
Therapeutic area: Body processes [G] - Physiological processes [G07]
Registration Number
EUCTR2015-002169-50-SE
Lead Sponsor
Institution for Clinical Science, Karolinska Institutet
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

• Age 20 to 75 years
• ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Physical Status Class 2-3
• Informed consent
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 15
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 15

Exclusion Criteria

• Allergy to local anaesthetic
• Pronounced hepatic disease
• Psychiatric disease or any psychoactive medication
• Cognitive disturbance and/or inability to understand written and/or
oral instructions
• History of chronic pain or chronic pain medication

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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