The effect of anaesthesia of the phrenic nerve to prevent shoulder pain after major lung surgery.

Conditions: Postoperative shoulder pain, after lobectomy and pneumonectomy
MedDRA version: 14.1Level: LLTClassification code 10054711Term: Postoperative painSystem Organ Class: 10022117 - Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
MedDRA version: 14.1Level: LLTClassification code 10036236Term: Postoperative pain reliefSystem Organ Class: 10042613 - Surgical and medical procedures
Therapeutic area: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03]

Registration Number: EUCTR2012-002844-25-DK

Lead Sponsor: Palle Toft

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients planned for elective lobectomy or pneumonectomy.
2. 18 years or more on the day of the operation.
3. Danish skills appropriate for fulfilling preoperative questionnaires.
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 20
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 52

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known contralateral paresis of the Phrenic nerve.
2. Allergy to Ropivacaine or NaCl.
3. Preoperative ipsilateral shoulder pain.
4. Infection or eckzema on the ipsilateral neck. Clinical decision.
5. Dementia or similar cerebral condition that makes the subject unable to perform a NRS-score of pain. Determined by clinical evaluation.
6. Pregnancy.
7. Acute porphyria.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary Objective: Not applicable;Primary end point(s): Number of patients with shoulder pain within 6 hours after the operation.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Retrospektive NRS, 6 hours after the operation.;Main Objective: To test whether blockade of the phrenic nerve can reduce postoperative shoulder pain after lobectomy and pneumonectomy.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures