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Erector Spinae Versus Intercostal Nerve Blocks With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Analgesia in Thoracic Surgery

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study compares two ways to numb nerves to control pain after chest surgery. It compares a nerve block near the spine with injections of a long-acting numbing drug called liposomal bupivacaine. It is for people having certain chest surgeries with video guidance.

This clinical trial compares efficacy in postoperative pain management in thoracic surgery between erector spinae block versus liposomal bupivacaine injections.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Having surgery with video guidance to remove part of a lung, seal the space around a lung, or remove thick tissue around a lung.

Who can't join

  • Allergic to local anesthetics (numbing medicines).
  • Having surgery on both sides of the chest.
  • Having surgery that the lead researcher considers an emergency.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Video assisted pulmonary resection, pleurodesis or decortication Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to local anesthetics * Patient undergoing bilateral surgery * Surgery is emergent as deemed by the principal investigator

Study sites (1)

DC