Regional Anesthesia for Thoracoscopic Surgery

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain

• Registration Number: NCT02305719
• Lead Sponsor: Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Brief Summary

Aim of the study is to evaluate different regional anesthesia regimes for thoracoscopic surgery to evaluate their efficiency in (postoperative) pain control.

Three regional anesthesia forms are evaluated: thoracic epidural anesthesia, (ultrasound-guided) serratus-anterior-plane-block an local infiltration with local anesthetic at the site of performing the thoracoscopy.

Detailed Description

A prospective evaluation of different regional anesthesia regimes for thoracoscopic surgery to elucidate their efficiency in (postoperative) pain control.

A day before surgery the patients gave their written informed consent to the study.

Patients choose their favorite regional anesthesia out of the following: thoracic epidural anesthesia, (ultrasound-guided) serratus-anterior-plane-block an local infiltration with local anesthetic at the site of performing the thoracoscopy.

In addition a general anesthesia was applied for the surgical procedure. Anesthesia was maintained using propofol and remifentanil. The patients pain score (visual analog scale), consumption of analgesic medication, satisfaction with pain therapy will be obtained one, six, 24 and 48 hours postoperatively.

These prospective evaluation of different regional anesthetic techniques might provide us data to recommend a procedure for thoracoscopic surgery.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-07
• Status Verified: 2014-11
• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-02
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-03
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients scheduled for thoracoscopic surgery
• ASA 1-3

Exclusion Criteria

• ASA 4 and 5
• Age under 18 and over 80

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative Pain (visual analog scale)	48 hours postoperative	the postoperative Pain, evaluated with a visual analog scale (VAS), was obtained in the first 48 hours postoperatively after thoracoscopic surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Munich, Marchioninistr. 15; 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany