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Study NCT ID: NCT00639795
Status: TERMINATED
Last Update Posted: 2013-07-03
First Post: 2008-03-14
Is Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Study of the Effect of Regional Nerve Blocks on Pain and Inflammation After Video Assisted Thorascopic Lung Surgery
Sponsor: Memorial Medical Center
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Prospective Randomized Trial Evaluating the Effects of Paravertebral Nerve Blocks on Postoperative Pain and the Perioperative Inflammatory Response Following Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery
Status: TERMINATED
Status Verified Date: 2013-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: inadequate sample population
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: VATS_IM
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare:

1. The degree of systemic postoperative inflammation (cytokine measurement) with the degree of post-operative pain
2. The degree of pain and nausea and
3. The pre and post operative pulmonary functions

following Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery (VATS) performed under general anesthesia with the addition of intra-operative single-injection paravertebral blockade vs general anesthesia with a sham intra-operative paravertebral nerve blockade
Detailed Description: * Enrolled subjects scheduled to undergo video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATS) will be randomized to receive either paravertebral block or placebo(adhesive bandage applied at the site).
* All patients will undergo a standardized general anesthetic regimen.
* Human biological specimens will be collected preoperatively, postoperatively (in the PACU) at the first morning blood draw of POD 1, POD 2, POD 3, and POD 10-14 (follow-up visit at surgeons office)and analyzed for CRP, Cortisol \& inflammatory markers (IL-1beta,IL-2,IL-4,IL-5,IL-6, IL-8, IL-10,INF-gamma, TNF-alpha)
* Pulmonary functions (FEV1/FEV6) will be performed in the pre-op holding area prior to sedation and post-operatively on the morning of post-op day 1.
* Pain levels will be assessed with the Wong-Baker Faces and Visual Analog Scale pre-operatively in the PACU and hourly for a total of 6 hours and then every 8 hrs.and with patient self-report in diary after discharge.
* Pain levels will be assessed with the McGill-Melzack Pain Questionnaire pre-operatively, the evening of POD1-POD3 and by patient self-report in diary after discharge.
* Nausea assessments will occur at arrival on floor and every 8 hours thereafter until discharge.
* Narcotic requirements will be collected daily in the hospital and by patient self report in diary thereafter.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:

Secondary ID Infos

Secondary ID Type Domain Link View
Proposal Log Number 04070001 None None View
Award Number W81XWH-05-1-0047 None None View