Pain-block study for major pancreas surgery fizzles out
NCT ID NCT05820997
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a paravertebral block (a type of nerve block) given before open Whipple surgery could reduce pain and hospital stay compared to no block. Only 2 people took part before the study was stopped early. The results are too limited to draw any conclusions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients willing and have signed consent. * Nonpregnant adults undergoing open pancreaticoduodenectomy via standard upper midline incision without contraindications to para vertebral block (PVB) Exclusion Criteria: * Not able or unwilling to sign consent. * Currently pregnant or lactating. * Patients with chronic pain, requiring daily opiate use at time of surgery. * Patients intolerant of opiates, NSAIDS, acetaminophen or local anesthetics.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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