Nerve block during chest surgery may cut recovery risks

NCT ID NCT07211529

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Tongji Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether giving a paravertebral nerve block during chest surgery can lower the chance of problems like lung infections, collapsed lungs, or breathing failure. Researchers will follow 500 adults having keyhole or robotic lung surgery. The goal is to see if this simple pain-blocking procedure helps people recover more safely.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Paravertebral block (nerve block with local anesthetic)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a simple nerve block during surgery lowers the risk of serious complications like lung infections or breathing problems.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. It does not prove cause and effect.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory distress syndrome adult acute respiratory distress syndrome bronchial disorder Bronchial Spasm disease lung cancer lung neoplasm middle lobe syndrome pneumothorax Postoperative Complications Pulmonary Atelectasis pulmonary embolism respiratory failure respiratory tract infectious disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS) ATELECTASIS BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA BRONCHOSPASM LUNG CANCER (DIAGNOSIS) PLEURAL EFFUSION DUE TO ANOTHER DISORDER (DISORDER) PNEUMOTHORAX PULMONARY EMBOLISM (DIAGNOSIS) PULMONARY INFECTIONS RESPIRATORY FAILURE WITHOUT HYPERCAPNIA VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY (VATS)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Tongji Medical College of HUST: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College Tongji Hospital
RECRUITING

Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, China

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