Efficacy of Continous Regional Anesthesia Using m. Erector Spinae Catheter After VATS Procedures

NCT ID: NCT04062045

Last Updated: 2020-11-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-14

Study Completion Date

2022-05-31

Brief Summary

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Investigators will analyze the efficacy of continuous regional anesthesia through a catheter under erector spinae muscle in a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study. Investigators will include 50 adults, predicted for elective lung surgery with video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) technique. Patients will be randomly assigned to group A or B.

Investigators will insert a catheter under the erector spinae muscle (ESC) at the T4 level of the operated side under ultrasound guidance. All patients will receive an initial bolus of 20ml levobupivacaine 0,5% through the catheter. Group A will receive a continuous infusion 5ml/h of ropivacaine 0,2% and intermittent boluses of the same local anesthetic 15ml/4h through the ESC. Group B will receive a continuous infusion of 0,9% saline in the same doses. All patients will have a PCA pump with piritramide 1mg/ml to cover the pain. All patients will receive regular doses of paracetamol and metamizole as part of multimodal analgesia.

Investigators will compare pain, assessed with the VAS scale in resting and coughing and piritramide usage in both groups. Investigators will compare the incentive spirometry results at 24 and 48 hours postoperatively and observe for possible late complications.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neoplasm of Lung Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

Keywords

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Anesthesia, Conduction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
Masking the infusion mixture by using the same shape of the drug/placebo bottle and wrapping it into non-transparent sheath.

Study Groups

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Group A - Local anesthetic group

Group A will receive a continuous infusion of ropivacaine 0,2% 5ml/h and intermittent boluses of the same local anesthetic 15ml/4h through the erector spinae catheter.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ropivacaine Hcl 0.2% Inj Vil 10Ml

Intervention Type DRUG

Group A will receive the medicine through the erector spinae catheter.

Group B - Placebo group

Group B will receive a continuous infusion of 0,9% saline 5ml/h and intermittent boluses of the same fluid 15ml/4h through the erector spinae catheter.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Saline 0.9%

Intervention Type DRUG

Group B will receive Saline 0,9% through the erector spinae catheter.

Interventions

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Ropivacaine Hcl 0.2% Inj Vil 10Ml

Group A will receive the medicine through the erector spinae catheter.

Intervention Type DRUG

Saline 0.9%

Group B will receive Saline 0,9% through the erector spinae catheter.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed written informed consent
* ASA I-III
* Elective video-assisted thoracic surgery with 3 ports technique
* No contraindications for regional anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergy to local anesthetic
* Pregnancy, breastfeeding
* BMI\>35
* Inflammation in the area of ES catheter insertion
* Inability to use the PCA pump
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Surgery Bitenc

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Polona Gams, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Surgery Bitenc

Locations

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Surgery Bitenc

Golnik, , Slovenia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Slovenia

Central Contacts

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Polona Gams, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 00386 41 522 968

Email: [email protected]

Maja Šoštarič, MD, as. prof

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Polona Gams, MD

Role: primary

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Other Identifiers

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0120- 372/2019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id