Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IV PCA) Versus Paravertebral Block After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

• Registration Number: NCT01538914
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effect of paravertebral block with that of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after video assisted thoracic surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-02-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2012-02-24
• Study Start: 2013-02
• Primary Completion: 2015-02
• Study Completion: 2015-10
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• patients receiving video assisted thoracic surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with cardiovascular disease
• patients with neurologic disease
• patients with contraindications to paravertebral block or epidural block
• patients with history of previous VATS
• patients with pain at the expected incision site

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
severity of acute postoperative pain when moving	24 hours after VATS

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of