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Clinical trial for pain relief after complete video-assisted thoracic surgery. Comparison between intercostal nerve block before wound closure followed by oral celecoxib and epidural anesthesia.

Clinical trial for pain relief after complete video-assisted thoracic surgery. Comparison between intercostal nerve block before wound closure followed by oral celecoxib and epidural anesthesia. - Intercostal nerve block vs. epidural anesthesia in thoracoscopic surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000012884
Enrollment
50
Registered
2014-02-01
Start date
2014-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

lung

Interventions

Intercostal nerve block before wound closure followed by oral celecoxib. Epidural anesthesia.

Sponsors

Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who bear all of the following criterions. 1) Patients who need lung lobectomy for treatment. 2) Regardless of disease. 3) Complete VATS is indicated. 4) Patients 40 years old over and under 80years old. 5) Regardless of sex. 6) Written informed concent was obtained from patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who apply any one of following criterions. 1) Patient who has coagulation disorder. 2) Patient who has bleeding tendency. 3) Patient who takes anticoagulant or antiplatelet agent orally. 4) Contraindication to epidural anesthesia. 5) Patient who is allergic to local anesthetic solution 6) Patient who is allergic to celecoxib. 7) Aspirin asthma patients. 8) Peptic ulcer patient. 9) Liver disfunction. 10) Renal disfunction. 11) Sever heart failure. 12) Patients who underwent CABG recently. 13) End of pregnancy. 14) Other inappropriate patiens.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of adverse ivent. Scale of post operative pain.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasataro Hayashi

Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine. Department of Surgery and Clinical Science.

masataro@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp+81-836-22-2261

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026