Clinical Trial: Comparison of Paravertebral Versus Epidural Block for Post-thoracotomy Pain Control

U.S., Aug. 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07763249) titled 'Comparison of Paravertebral Versus Epidural Block for Post-thoracotomy Pain Control' on Aug. 10.

Brief Summary: This is a randomized, assessor-blinded, non-inferiority clinical trial comparing continuous thoracic paravertebral block (BPV) versus continuous thoracic epidural block (BPD) for postoperative pain control in adult patients undergoing elective open thoracotomy with one-lung ventilation. The primary outcome is the mean pain intensity at rest assessed by the Numeric Verbal Scale (NVS 0-10) during the first 48 hours after surgery. A total of 80 participants will be randomized 1:1 at Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazi...