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Thoracotomy Closure Technique and Postoperative Pain Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02063438 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 255

Last updated 2020-09-25

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine pain associated with thoracotomy (incision made during surgery to obtain access to your thoracic cavity) and how the closure technique may influence postoperative pain. Two types of routinely selected thoracotomy closure techniques will be examined; pericostal and intracostal sutures. The investigators hypothesize that intracostal sutures will result in less postoperative and chronic pain as a result of less compression of the intercostal nerve.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pericostal suture technique

PROCEDURE

Intracostal suture technique

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jules Lin, MD · UM Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2020-07-15
Completion
2020-07-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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