Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block using micro convex probe for thoracotomy: usefulness of a computed tomographic measurement of the estimated needle insertion length

Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block using micro convex probe for thoracotomy: usefulness of a computed tomographic measurement of the estimated needle insertion length - Correlation with a computed tomographic measurement of estimated needle insertion length for ultrasound-guided paravertebral block

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000014821

Enrollment

Registered

2014-08-12

Start date

2014-08-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

lung cancer

Interventions

Calculation of estimated needle insertion length using preoperative chest CT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA-PS status 1 to 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were as follows: allergy to local anesthetics, thoracic spine deformity, or coagulopathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between estimated distance from skin to pleura and actual needle length from skin to needle tip	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYasuko Taketa

Ehime prefectural central hospiatal Department of anesthesiology and clitical care

ytaketa@juntendo.ac.jp+81-89-947-1111

Outcome results

None listed

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