Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia and Intercostal Blockade in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03721250

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-26

Start date

2018-12-14

Completion date

2019-04-22

Last updated

2020-02-28

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Conditions

Analgesia, Postoperative

Brief summary

Postoperative pain is an important issue after thoracotomy operations. Thoracic epidural analgesia is most popular analgesic method, but sometimes it is not sufficient for pain. This study is designed to compare intercostal block with thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing thoracotomy

Interventions

OTHERepidural

thoracic epidural analgesia

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

lung cancer

Exclusion criteria

patient refusal bleeding diathesisi emergency cases \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
verbal analog score	postoperative 24 hour

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026