Overview

Preoperative Paravertebral Block in Cancer Surgery of the Lung

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-05-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The investigators aim to determine whether ultrasound-guided preemptive paravertebral blockade (PVB) local anaesthetic (pre-PVB LA), administered in addition to the post-operative PVB (post-PVB) local anaesthetic (LA) infusion, reduces acute postoperative pain, opioid requirement, chronic pain, and improves surgical recovery, in thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Treatments:
Bupivacaine
Levobupivacaine