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Chest tube painkiller: a new way to ease surgery recovery?

NCT ID NCT00210132

Symptom relief Sponsor: Institut Bergonié Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a numbing medicine called ropivacaine, given through a chest tube, can reduce severe pain after lung cancer surgery. 90 adults having a thoracotomy (chest opening) for cancer received either ropivacaine or a saltwater placebo every 6 hours for 2 days. The main goal was to see if fewer people had major pain when moving after surgery.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Ropivacaine
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simpler, safer way to control pain after chest surgery, reducing the need for strong opioids.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed phase 2 trial, so results are not definitive. Intrapleural pain relief has shown mixed results in the past, and the drug may not work better than a placebo.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

90 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2003

Finished

Feb 2008

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Thoracotomy for oncology thoracic surgery * Secondary or primary cancer * American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class 1 or 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Ropivacaine hypersensibility * Psychiatric disorders * Incapacity of using visual analog scale

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer neoplasm Pain, Postoperative

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cancer Postoperative pain

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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