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The analgesic effects of a bilateral sternal infusion of ropivacaine after cardiac surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2012 Mar-Apr;37(2):166-74. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318240957f.'}], 'seeAlsoLinks': [{'url': 'http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22266899', 'label': 'Related Info'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'This is a prospective double-blinded and randomised study involving patients undergoing cardiac surgery with median sternotomy, the effects on postoperative analgesia of a 48-hr continuous infusion of ropivacaine 2 mg.mL-1, at the rate of 4 mL.hr-1 through two catheters inserted at the lateral edges of the sternum will be studied, versus a control group in which normal saline will be infused in the same conditions.', 'detailedDescription': 'Diverse methods for infusion of local anaesthetics after cardiac surgery have been proposed, but none of them provided high-level evidence of efficacy. The catheters studied here are designed for a surgical insertion before closure of the sternotomy, with the aim of infusing the drug the closest possible of the terminations of intercostal nerves.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '90 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': "Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Scheduled cardiac surgery.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* \\- surgery in emergency\n* thoracotomy\n* cardiac graft\n* redo\n* pregnancy\n* patient's refusal\n* minor or adult under legal protection\n* psychiatric ongoing disease\n* addiction to opiates\n* ongoing opiate treatment\n* inability to use a PCA device\n* respiratory insuffiency (Vital capacity or maximal expired volume per sec. \\< 50% of the expected value, or mean PAP \\> 50 mmHg)\n* intra-aortic balloon\n* severe renal insuffiency\n* history of allergy or intolerance to: morphine, acetaminophen, bupivacaine."}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT01196767', 'briefTitle': 'Ropivacaine Though Laterosternal Catheters After Cardiac Surgery', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand'}, 'officialTitle': 'Postoperative Analgesia After Cardiac Surgery: Effects of a Continuous Infusion of Ropivacaine Through Laterosternal Catheters', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'CHU-0080'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'ropivacaine', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Ropivacaine (in one arm); catheterization (in both).']}, {'type': 'OTHER', 'label': 'normal saline', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Ropivacaine (in one arm); catheterization (in both).']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Ropivacaine (in one arm); catheterization (in both).', 'type': 'DRUG', 'description': 'Parallel study with two groups:\n\n1. ropivacaine (2 mg.mL-1), at the rate of 4 mL.hr-1 through two subcutaneous catheters lateral to the sternum, both alimented by an elastomeric pump.\n2. same protocol, with normal saline instead of ropivacaine.', 'armGroupLabels': ['normal saline', 'ropivacaine']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '63003', 'city': 'Clermont-Ferrand', 'country': 'France', 'facility': 'CHU Clermont-Ferrand', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 45.77969, 'lon': 3.08682}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Vedat Eldjezi, MB', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand'}]}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'SPONSOR'}}}}