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Bilateral Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy for Pain Relief in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

NCT03117556 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2021-06-21

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Summary

This study aims to compare the efficacy of bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy (BTS) to conventional narcotic analgesia for control of abdominal pain in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma not amenable to surgical resection.

Conditions

  • Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bilateral Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy

BTS will be performed on all patients under general endotracheal anesthesia. Patients will be placed in the prone position. A 5 mm trocar should be placed at the inferior scapular apex on the patient's left side. After confirmation of trocar placement with a 30 degree 5 mm thoracoscope, a second trocar will be placed two intercostal spaces below and two cm medial to the first trocar. After the splanchnic nerves are identified inferior and medial to the sympathetic trunk, the pleura will be incised on both sides of each of the nerves. Skin incisions are then closed and the procedure will then be repeated on the patient's right side.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norton Healthcare

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Louisville

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-04-16
Completion
2018-04-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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