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Comparison of programmed intermittent epidural bolus injection and continuous epidural injection in controlling night pain and improving sleep quality after thoracotomy

Comparison of programmed intermittent epidural bolus injection and continuous epidural injection in controlling night pain and improving sleep quality after thoracotomy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0005198
Enrollment
76
Registered
2020-07-03
Start date
2020-06-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-08-30

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : In order to control postoperative pain, patient controlled analgesia using thoracic epidural block is applied to T6-T9 levels in both groups. The study subjects were divided into a

Sponsors

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are scheduled for thoracotomy due to lung cancer or other lung disease, who are American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I-III and over 19 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with difficult coordination, patients with blood clotting deficiencies, those with neurological defects at the treatment site, patients with allergic reactions to levobupivacaine in previous surgery or procedures, pregnant women are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative pain score

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
If pain control is poor, the total amount of pain medication administered, the frequency of administration, and the time of administration.;Subject's sleep quality;Patient satisfaction with pain control;Pattern of use of portable electronic injection pump in subjects for 48 hours after surgery

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactGyeong-Jo Byeon

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

cooki1713@naver.com+82-55-360-2758

Outcome results

None listed

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