High vs. low dose pain block after minimally invasive heart valve surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Pain clinical trials.
This trial compares two doses of a numbing medicine injected into the chest wall to control pain after heart valve surgery. If you qualify, you will receive either a higher or lower dose of the pain block to see which provides better pain relief and recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for elective aortic or mitral valve surgery through a small cut on the right side of your chest.
- You are 18 years or older.
- You weigh more than 50 kg (about 110 pounds).
- Your EuroScore II (a measure of surgical risk) is less than 3%.
- You have not been using strong painkillers (opioids) regularly before surgery.
- You do not have obesity with a BMI of 40 or more.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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