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Uniport and Multiport Epidural Catheters in Post-surgical Patients

NCT02159560 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2025-10-29

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Summary

The investigators hypothesize that multi-port thoracic epidural catheters will provide superior pain relief when compared to uniport catheters for post-surgical patients.

Conditions

  • Post-operative Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Epidural catheter

The intervention is the use of an end-holed epidural catheter or three-holed side port epidural catheter

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Philip E Hess, MD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2021-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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