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Contact Information:

Craig R Johnstone, MBChB +44 2071887188
craig.johnstone@gstt.nhs.uk


Cheng Ong, MBBS +44 2071887188
cheng.ong@gstt.nhs.uk


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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - Preoperative Paravertebral Block in Cancer Surgery of the Lung

Preoperative Paravertebral Block in Cancer Surgery of the Lung

Recruiting

Open to: ALL

Age: 18.0 - N/A

Medical Conditions

Thoracic Neoplasms
Chronic Pain


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The investigators aim to determine whether ultrasound-guided preemptive paravertebral blockade (PVB) local anaesthetic (pre-PVB LA), administered in addition to the post-operative PVB (post-PVB) local anaesthetic (LA) infusion, reduces acute postoperative pain, opioid requirement, chronic pain, and improves surgical recovery, in thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

Feb 2019 Dec 2024

INTERVENTIONAL

Intervention Type : DRUG
Intervention Description : As per arm description

Intervention Arm Group : Pre-PVB with 0.5% Levo-bupivacaine;

Intervention Type : DRUG
Intervention Description : As per arm description

Intervention Arm Group : Pre-PVB with saline;



You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


This is in the inclusion criteria above


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond
    London
    SE1 9RT


The study is sponsored by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust




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Read full details for Trial ID: NCT04209868
Last updated 28 March 2024

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