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Does a Multimodal no-Compression Suture Technique of the Intercostal Space Reduce Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain?

NCT02630849 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 380

Last updated 2015-12-15

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Summary

Chronic post-thoracotomy pain is a significant adverse outcome of thoracic surgery. transcollation technology evaluated with a prospective randomized trial the effect of a multimodal no-compression suture technique of the intercostal space on postoperative pain occurrence in patients undergoing mini-thoracotomy.

Patients undergoing a muscle-sparing lateral mini-thoracotomy for different thoracic diseases were randomly divided into two groups:one group received intercostal muscle flap harvesting and pericostal no-compression "edge" suture (IMF group), and the second group received a standard suture technique associated with an intrapleural intercostal nerve block (IINB group).

The aim of the study was to demonstrate that the multimodal no-compression suture technique is a rapid and feasible procedure reducing early and chronic post-thoracotomy pain intensity.

Conditions

  • Chronic Postoperative Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

intercostal muscle flap and pericostal no-compression suture

intercostal muscle flap and pericostal no-compression suture of the intercostal space

PROCEDURE

Standard suture technique of the intercostal space

Standard suture technique of the intercostal space associated with an intrapleural intercostal nerve block

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Roma La Sapienza

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erino A. Rendina, Professor · University of Roma La Sapienza

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

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