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However, few articles demonstrated its effects on acute pain and chronic pain after thoracotomy and revealed high postoperative opioid consumption and inability to reduce the incidence of chronic pain.\n\nCalcitonin has previously been shown to be effective in the management of acute pain following amputation, vertebral fractures and other neuropathic conditions.\n\nUsing calcitonin as an additive in thoracic paravertebral block was not evaluated in previous studies, investigators conducted this study based on the hypothesis that calcitonin use as an additive in thoracic paravertebral block for patients undergoing thoracotomy may have extended analgesic effects regarding decreasing postoperative pain scores, opioid consumption, and this value may decrease the incidence of chronic post-thoracotomy pain.\n\nIn both groups, ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block will be performed before anesthetic induction using a high-frequency linear probe after identifying the paravertebral space of the proposed level of intercostal skin incision.General anesthesia in both groups will be similar.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* aged ≥ 18 years\n* American society of anesthesiology (ASA) physical status of I-III\n* scheduled for elective thoracotomy\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Contraindication to thoracic paravertebral block as coagulopathy or local anesthetic allergy.\n* Pregnancy\n* History of cardiovascular and gastro-esophageal surgery\n* Preexisting pain syndrome or psychological disorders\n* Severe hepatic, cardiovascular, or renal disorders\n* Allergy to calcitonin\n* Patients who will be re-operated and who will report infections'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT06330168', 'briefTitle': 'Paravertebral Calcitonin in Thoracotomy', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Tanta University'}, 'officialTitle': 'The Analgesic Value of Paravertebral Calcitonin in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': '36264PR573/2/24'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'bupivacaine-calcitonin-fentanyl group', 'description': 'thoracic paravertebral block using 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine, 100 micrograms of fentanyl (2ml), and 100 IU of calcitonin (1ml)', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: bupivacaine-calcitonin-fentanyl']}, {'type': 'PLACEBO_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'bupivacaine-fentanyl group', 'description': 'thoracic paravertebral block using 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine, 100 micrograms of fentanyl (2ml), and 1 ml saline 0.9%.', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Bupivacaine-fentanyl']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'bupivacaine-calcitonin-fentanyl', 'type': 'DRUG', 'description': 'pre-induction single shot thoracic paravertebral block using 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine, 100 micrograms of fentanyl (2ml), and 100 IU of calcitonin (1ml).', 'armGroupLabels': ['bupivacaine-calcitonin-fentanyl group']}, {'name': 'Bupivacaine-fentanyl', 'type': 'DRUG', 'description': 'pre-induction single shot thoracic paravertebral block using 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine, 100 micrograms of fentanyl (2ml), and 1 ml saline 0.9%.', 'armGroupLabels': ['bupivacaine-fentanyl group']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '31527', 'city': 'Tanta', 'state': 'Gharbia Governorate', 'country': 'Egypt', 'facility': 'Tanta University Hospitals', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 30.78847, 'lon': 31.00192}}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'infoTypes': ['STUDY_PROTOCOL', 'SAP'], 'timeFrame': 'After completion of the study', 'ipdSharing': 'YES', 'description': 'The data will be available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author', 'accessCriteria': 'The data will be available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Tanta University', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'lecturer of anesthesiology, surgical intensive care and pain medicine Tanta university', 'investigatorFullName': 'Osama Rehab', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'Tanta University'}}}}