ITPB 1 vs 3 in VATS

ConditionMusculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-80

SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the quality of recovery after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) by comparing the efficacy of a single-level intertransverse process block (ITPB) against a three-level ITPB, with particular attention to the quality of recovery measured by the QoR15 score at 24 hours post-surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

ASA I-III patients

18 to 80 years of age

Patients with primary carcinoma lung scheduled for resection under VATS procedure

Disqualifiers

Patient refusal

Local skin infection at the area of injection

Coagulopathy

History of allergy to local anaesthetics

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Single Level Intertransverse Process Block
Three Level Intertransverse Process Block

Treatment groups

80 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov