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Cryoablation Effects on Acute and Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy and Thoracoscopy

NCT06384664 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-08-28

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Summary

The researchers will compare the common methods of post-surgical pain control, such as epidural or intercostal nerve block with a newer method called cryoablation. The research team is conducting this study to determine if cryoablation provides more effective pain control when compared to an epidural or intercostal nerve block.

Conditions

  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Intrathoracic Procedure

Interventions

DEVICE

Atricure's crysoSPHERE probe

Cryoablation is a procedure that is used to freeze and burn away tissue cells via a device called a cryosphere which emits a freezing gas.

PROCEDURE

Standard of Care

An intercostal nerve block involves injecting anesthetic medications into nerves around the thoracic incision to provide temporary longer term pain relief after surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Rishindra Reddy, MD, MBA · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-03
Primary Completion
2027-04-30
Completion
2028-04-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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