Study of the Effect of Regional Nerve Blocks on Pain and Inflammation After Video Assisted Thorascopic Lung Surgery

NATerminatedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2008

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2011

Conditions
Pain
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block

One Single-injection, thoracic peripheral nerve blockade performed intraoperatively following patient induction with general endotracheal anesthesia

PROCEDURE

Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block

Sham single-injection thoracic peripheral nerve blockade following patient induction with general endotracheal anesthesia

Trial Locations (1)

15905

Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

OTHER

collaborator

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

FED

lead

Memorial Medical Center

OTHER