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ES Catheter vs Cryoablation After Pectus Surgery

NCT06682208 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 176

Last updated 2025-09-18

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Summary

Participants will be randomized to receive ES catheter or cryoablation for pain management after the Nuss procedure. The goal of this study is to compare the following between the two groups:

* Time to achieve short-term physical therapy goals and long-term functional outcomes
* Compare immediate and long-term postoperative opioid use
* Compare numbness on chest of postoperative day 1 and the return of sensation to baseline
* Compare the incidence of neuropathic pain and other complications

Participants will receive surveys for up to 12 months postoperatively.

Conditions

  • Pectus Excavatum

Interventions

PROCEDURE

ES catheter

ES catheter for postoperative pain control

PROCEDURE

Intercostal nerve cryoablation (INC)

INC used for postoperative pain control

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Charlotte Walter, MD · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

  • Surya Narayanasamy, MD · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-08
Primary Completion
2029-04-30
Completion
2029-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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