New approach tested to ease severe pain after lung cancer surgery

NCT ID NCT00210132

Summary

This study tested whether a local anesthetic (ropivacaine) injected into the chest cavity during surgery could reduce severe pain after lung cancer operations. It involved 90 adults undergoing chest surgery for cancer. Researchers compared pain levels and measured how much of the drug entered the bloodstream to check safety.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institut Bergonié - Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Bordeaux et du Sud Ouest

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

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