Which numbing method works best for lung surgery pain?
NCT ID NCT07063602
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests three different methods of numbing the chest (paravertebral block) to see which provides the best pain relief after video-assisted lung surgery. Researchers will check how much sensation is lost in the chest area using ice and a special filament. The goal is to find out if poor pain relief is due to the numbing technique not working or other factors, so doctors can improve pain management for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- paravertebral block with local anesthetic
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best paravertebral block method to better control pain after lung surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on measuring anesthesia areas, not on proving long-term pain relief. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 90 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.
Who is studied
Patients scheduled for elective anatomical pulmonary resection by VATS at two institutions
- 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 aged 18 years and older * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score 1-3 Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to the paravertebral block (coagulopathy, use of anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents other than aspirin that have not been stopped according to hospital guidelines, thoracoscopic visualization of the paravertebral space expected to be difficult or impossible, anterior spinal surgery with potential discontinuity of the paravertebral space) * Epidural analgesia preferred (high risk of thoracotomy, marginal lung function) * Surgical criteria: conversion to thoracotomy necessary and thoracic epidural or other form of regional analgesia implemented post-operatively * Known allergy to local anesthetics * Language barrier, psychiatric, physical or mental condition making pain assessment impossible despite prior education * Pregnancy * Patient refusal to participate
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada
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