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UnknownNCT03538340

Intraoperative Cryoanalgesia for Extended Pain Management Following Thoracotomy

Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled Trial Using Intraoperative Cryoanalgesia for Extended Pain Management Following Thoracotomy: ICE Study

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
138 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The ICE Study study will compare standard therapy (thoracic epidural) versus a novel approach (Cryoanalgesia combined with thoracic epidural) in subjects undergoing unilateral thoracotomy.

Detailed description

The ICE Study is a single institution pilot study designed to compare standard therapy (i.e., thoracic epidural) versus a novel approach (i.e., Cryoanalgesia combined with thoracic epidural) to address the need for better management of acute and long-term pain in the general thoracic surgery patient population. The study's primary objective will be to demonstrate if the new intraoperative pain management approach \[i.e., intercostal Cryoanalgesia in conjunction with thoracic epidural\] provides superior short-term and long-term analgesia efficacy in patients undergoing unilateral thoracotomy as compared to the current institutional standard of care (i.e., thoracic epidural). Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 design.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREThoracic EpiduralThe control arm will receive standard of care pain management which includes a Thoracic Patient Controlled Epidural
PROCEDUREIntercostal CryoanalgesiaThe study arm will receive standard of care pain management which includes a Thoracic Epidural plus Intraoperative Intercostal Cryoanalgesia

Timeline

Start date
2018-09-01
Primary completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2023-01-31
First posted
2018-05-29
Last updated
2021-04-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03538340. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.