The Effect of Phrenic Nerve Blockade on Acute and Chronic Shoulder Pain in Patients for Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-30

Study Completion Date

2014-07-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The purpose of this study was to test whether peroperative infiltration of the phrenic nerve during lung surgery would protect patients against postoperative shoulder pain.

Related Clinical Trials

Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.

Pulmonary Function and Interscalene Block

NCT02181296

Shoulder Arthroscopy

COMPLETED NA

Selective Block of the Axillary Nerve in Postoperative Pain Management

NCT01463865

Pain, Postoperative

COMPLETED NA

A Novel Combination of Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Patients Scheduled for Shoulder Surgery

NCT02809144

Pain

COMPLETED NA

Diaphragm-sparing Nerve Blocks for Shoulder Arthroplasty

NCT03877835

Shoulder Disease

COMPLETED NA

Suprascapular Nerve Block as Postoperative Analgesia After Artroscopic Shoulder Surgery

NCT02576223

Pain

COMPLETED NA

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Postoperative Pain

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Ropivacaine

Phrenic nerve block with Ropivacaine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Phrenic nerve block with Ropivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Phrenic nerve block with Sodium chloride

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Phrenic nerve block with saline

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Phrenic nerve block with Ropivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Phrenic nerve block with saline

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

Naropin Sodium Chloride

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients planned for elective lobectomy or pneumonectomy
2. 18 years or more on the day of the operation
3. Danish skills appropriate for fulfilling preoperative questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known contralateral paresis of the Phrenic nerve
2. Allergy to Ropivacaine or Sodium Chloride
3. Preoperative ipsilateral shoulder pain
4. Infection or eczema on the intervention site. Clinical decision
5. Dementia or similar cerebral condition that makes the subject unable to perform a NRS-score of pain. Determined by clinical evaluation
6. Pregnancy
7. Acute porphyria

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No