Evaluation of Chronic Pain After Nerve Section During Thoracotomy

NCT ID: NCT00653367

Last Updated: 2012-02-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate if controlled nerve section reduces chronic pain after thoracotomy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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NS

Nerve section of intercostal nerve during surgery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nerve section

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Intercostal nerve is divided during surgery

Control

Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Nerve section

Intercostal nerve is divided during surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients included for anterior or lateral thoracotomy

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to give consent due to age, cognitive reduction or otherwise
* Neurological disease or symptoms affection thoracic area
* Chronic pain prior to surgery
* Inability to supply the patient with an epidural catheter
* Pneumonectomy
* Prolonged infection at surgical site
* Invasive tumor growth
* Need for repeated surgery at site
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074

Principal Investigators

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Kim Wildgaard, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074

Henrik Kehlet, MD, Phd, Pro

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074

Locations

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Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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RH-EKPF-2008-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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