Rib Fracture Cryoanalgesia

NCT06093776 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2026-03-23

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Summary

Rib fractures lead to poor patient outcomes and even death 3. Data suggests effective pain management is crucial to obtain favorable outcomes 4, 5Current outpatient treatment modalities are limited to oral or topical medications with low efficacy and high risk for opioid dependence. In-patient management with a thoracic epidural TEA is largely considered the gold standard, but the risks of TEA may outweigh the benefits 6 to 8.

Conditions

  • Pain Management Improvement

Interventions

DEVICE

ioveraº system

the use of surgical procedure that produces lesions in peripheral nervous tissue through application of extreme cold

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Methodist Health System

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Conner McDaniel, MD · Methodist Heath System

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-05
Primary Completion
2025-06-12
Completion
2025-06-12
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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