Chilly surgery may worsen pain: new study targets lung cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07251439
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how low body temperature during lung cancer surgery (using a tiny camera) affects pain and complications after the operation. About 144 adults having this surgery will have their temperature tracked continuously. The goal is to understand if getting cold during surgery leads to worse outcomes, helping doctors improve patient care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients scheduled to accept video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) I - III * BMI 18.5 - 30 kg/m² * Scheduled for Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung/mediastinal tumor resection (duration ≥1 hour) * General anesthesia with regional block (thoracic paravertebral block and serratus anterior plane block) * Written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * ASA ≥ IV * Preoperative fever (\>37.5°C) or hypothermia (\<36.0°C) * Chronic pain or opioid use ≥ 3 months * Immunosuppression * Thyroid dysfunction * Neurological dysfunction affecting pain assessment * Emergency surgery or conversion to thoracotomy * Planned surgery \<1 hour or requiring cardiopulmonary bypass * Failed regional block (sensory block not covering T2-T8 at 4h postoperation)
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