Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Pain Control Trial
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorSwedish Medical Center
About this trial
A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing intercostal nerve blocks, cryo-ablation plus intercostal nerve blocks, and serratus plane catheter plus intercostal nerve blocks in patients undergoing esophagectomies with minimally invasive thoracic approaches.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
3-hole with R video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
Ivor Lewis R VATS
Disqualifiers
Age <18
Unable to consent
Additional surgical procedures planned
Patients with previous thoracic surgery
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Local intercostal nerve block
- Cryo-analgesia and intercostal nerve block
- Serratus plane catheter blocks and intercostal nerve blocks
- Thoracic epidural catheter
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov