New pain block could keep lung surgery patients comfortable for days
NCT ID NCT07134660
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a long-acting painkiller (liposomal bupivacaine) to a standard one (bupivacaine hydrochloride) for numbing nerves between the ribs during lung surgery. About 210 adults having keyhole lung surgery will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: the long-acting block, the standard block, or no block. The goal is to see if the long-acting version provides better pain control from 25 to 72 hours after surgery, which could reduce opioid use and help patients recover faster.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- liposomal bupivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide longer-lasting pain relief after lung surgery, reducing the need for opioids and speeding recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-sized trial (210 people) and the effect may be modest. The long-acting version is more expensive, and not all patients may benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for elective unilateral thoracoscopic (VATS) lung surgery * Age 18 to 80 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to local anesthetics (infection at puncture site, allergy to local anesthetics, coagulopathy or other bleeding risk) * Sensory abnormalities in the planned chest-wall surgical area * Hepatic dysfunction (ALT \> 50 U/L, AST \> 40 U/L, or total bilirubin ≥ 19 μmol/L) or renal dysfunction (serum creatinine \> 112 μmol/L, BUN \> 7.1 mmol/L, or dialysis within 28 days before surgery) * Pregnancy, breastfeeding, women of childbearing potential not using adequate contraception, or planning pregnancy during the study period * Preoperative opioid use, history of chronic pain, or history of opioid abuse * Refusal to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai pulmonary hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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