Clinical Trial: Effect of Modified Arm Positioning on Shoulder Pain After Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

U.S., Aug. 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07746323) titled 'Effect of Modified Arm Positioning on Shoulder Pain After Thoracoscopic Lobectomy' on July 22.

Brief Summary: This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial aiming to reduce shoulder pain after lung surgery. Shoulder pain on the surgical side is common after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy, affecting about 20%-58% of patients. It can limit coughing, moving, and sleeping, and may delay recovery.

The pain may come from two sources: nerve stimulation during surgery and the prolonged arm position used during the operation. While nerve stimulation is hard to avoid, the arm position can be modified. Currently, most pain tr...