A study comparing two epidural injection levels to manage pain after minimally invasive surgery for esophagus cancer

To investigate the relationship between epidural insertion level and postoperative pain control after video assisted esophagectomy for esophageal carcinomas - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/07/090271

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-07

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Thoracic epidural at T4-T5 level: Thoracic epidural catheter will be placed at T4-T5 level under strict aseptic precautions in the operating room before induction of general anesthesia

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA grade 1 and 2 Patients able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ASA grade 3 Contraindications for epidural anesthesia Failure to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the impact of epidural block level on postoperative pain control using the Brief Pain inventory, Visual Analog Scale, Numerical Rating Scale on postoperative days 1 and 3Timepoint: postoperative days 1 and 3	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare between study groups the following : 1 Time to walk 2 Time to initiate chest physiotherapy 3 Time to sit without support 4 Incidence of Pulmonary complications 5 Complications of thoracic epiduralTimepoint: 1 By POD 3 2 By POD 3 3 By POD3 4 By POD 7 5 By POD 3	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRoopanjot Kaur

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

ctandup@gmail.com8196991007

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026