Frozen nerves could slash Post-Surgery pain
NCT ID NCT05110989
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at a procedure that freezes certain nerves in the chest to reduce pain after heart or lung surgery. It involves up to 5,000 people aged 12 and older who either get the freezing treatment or standard care. Researchers will track pain levels and any side effects for up to 5 years to see how well and how safely this approach works.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2018
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2040
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The REDUCE registry eligibility is open to sites and physicians performing cryo nerve block procedures as treatments for patients to generate croanalgesia as a post operative pain management method using the AtriCure Cryo Nerve Block (cryoNB) Device Family. Subjects must have been scheduled to undergo or have undergone the cryo nerve block procedure and must meet all eligibility criteria in order for their treatment and results to be considered for this registry.
- Ages
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12 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: 1. Patients whose age is 12 years or above, and are able to give informed consent/assent specific to state and national law. 2. Patients have been scheduled by physician(s) to undergo or have undergone cryoablation of the intercostal nerves utilizing at least one AtriCure device or are similar patients treated without the use of cryoablation Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient is enrolled in a concurrent trial that may impact the treatment offered by the registry devices. 2. Patient with exclusion criteria required by local governance. 3. Women of childbearing potential who are, or plan to become, pregnant during the time of the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
10 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Elliot Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, New Hampshire, 03101, United States
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Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center
RECRUITINGAnnapolis, Maryland, 21401, United States
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Medical University of Vienna
RECRUITINGVienna, Austria
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St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
COMPLETEDKansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
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The Christ Hospital
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Belgium
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University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLeicester, United Kingdom
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University of Heidelberg
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Germany
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