NCT06930183

Awake Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia in Thoracotomy

Awake Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia in Thoracotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare awake thoracic epidural anesthesia and general anesthesia in thoracotomy.

Detailed description

The severity of acute postoperative pain is a causative factor for chronic postsurgical pain, and it has been observed that the incidence of chronic postsurgical pain is very high after thoracotomy. Effective management of acute post-operative pain is a must in these patients. Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is used as an adjunct to general anesthesia (GA) in thoracic surgery. However, tthe horacic epidural blockade has been rarely utilized as a sole method to provide anesthesia for major thoracic procedures

Conditions

• Awake
• Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
• General Anesthesia
• Thoracotomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Awake thoracic epidural anesthesia	Patients will preoperatively receive awake thoracic epidural anesthesia.
DRUG	General anesthesia	Patients will receive general anesthesia.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-16
• Primary completion: 2025-10-01
• Completion: 2025-10-01
• First posted: 2025-04-16
• Last updated: 2025-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt